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Dover vs Hollis vs Hooksett
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).
Hollis has the most people working from home (29%).
Hooksett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
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 | Hollis | Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
8,603Lowest |
15,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
49.4±5Highest 14% above NH |
41.3±1.5 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Hollis and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Hollis and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52% NH: 40.6% |
57.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,829±$7kLowest 4% below NH |
$168,883±$22kHighest 71% above NH |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$675,900±$48kHighest 68% above NH |
$407,000±$26kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100 8% above NH |
$1,598±$302Lowest 7% above NH |
$1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
| Hooksett and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249 24% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,554Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.3%±19.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
29%±6.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 120 in NH | #8 of 120 in NH | #30 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Hooksett School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | Hollis-Brookline High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
11.8Lowest |
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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.