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Dover vs Hillsborough vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% 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 | Hillsborough | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
5,980 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
40.9±4.6Highest 6% below NH |
40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
| Hillsborough and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Dover and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
23.9% NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Dover and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
$84,495±$12kLowest 15% below NH |
$103,750±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
| Windsor and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
$272,300±$16kLowest 32% below NH |
$337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH |
$1,198±$390Lowest 20% below NH |
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| Dover and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$5,815 13% below NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% NH: 7.2% |
6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.3% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below NH |
41 minHighest 54% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Dover and Windsor 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 | #97 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Dover School District | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | Hillsboro-Deering High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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NH 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.