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Dover vs Hanover vs Roque Bluffs
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Hanover has the most people working from home (25%).
Roque Bluffs has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Dover | Hanover | Roque Bluffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
276Lowest |
369 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
53.3±10.3Highest 37% above U.S. |
51.1±13.4 31% above U.S. |
| Hanover and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
15.9%±9.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.1%±9.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Roque Bluffs and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.7%±12.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.3%±9.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Roque Bluffs and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,829±$7kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$55,417±$52kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$89,375±$34k 11% above U.S. |
| Dover and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$334,500±$36k about the U.S. average |
$290,300±$59kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
— | $950±$515Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$2,492 20% below U.S. |
$1,859Lowest 40% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
80%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Roque Bluffs and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1990Highest 10 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
22 min 15% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
25%±19.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.9%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Dover School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.