Compare towns
Dover vs Mapleton vs Windham
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).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Mapleton | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
1,884Lowest |
19,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
41.8±6Highest 7% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mapleton and Dover 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% |
34.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Mapleton 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 17% above U.S. |
$91,731±$25kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Windham 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 31% above U.S. |
$191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
$610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
| Dover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Dover School District | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.