Compare towns
Dover vs Mont Vernon vs Warner vs Rollinsford
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).
Mont Vernon has the highest household income ($158k).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
Rollinsford has the oldest housing (typical home built 1966).
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 | Mont Vernon | Warner | Rollinsford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
2,636 |
2,959 |
2,626Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.3% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
42.9±2.8 about the NH average |
43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
38.8±5.5 10% below NH |
| Warner and Mont Vernon 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% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Rollinsford 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% |
50.8% NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Dover and Mont Vernon 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 |
$158,036±$19kHighest 60% above NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$89,500±$26kLowest 10% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$526,300±$39kHighest 31% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$398,100±$33k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100 8% above NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,809±$394Highest 21% above NH |
| Rollinsford 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 |
$9,432Highest 41% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$6,851Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Warner 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% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
78.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon and Rollinsford 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 | #4 of 120 in NH | — | #94 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | Mont Vernon School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Rollinsford School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.