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Dover vs Naples vs Rockport
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).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
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 | Naples | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
3,985 |
3,675Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
49.8±6.8Highest 28% above U.S. |
48.7±3.7 25% above U.S. |
| Naples and Rockport 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% |
15.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Rockport 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% |
23.3%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rockport and Naples 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% |
37.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Rockport 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. |
$78,188±$13kLowest 3% below U.S. |
$86,979±$16k 8% above U.S. |
| Dover and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20k 31% above U.S. |
$340,100±$48kLowest about the U.S. average |
$469,000±$50kHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Rockport and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100 14% above U.S. |
$1,941±$625Highest 37% above U.S. |
$1,194±$667Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Naples and Dover 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. |
$2,784Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$5,764 85% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59.9%±40.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±42.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Naples and Rockport 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% |
9.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 45% above U.S. |
11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±11.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Naples 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Dover School District | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | Lake Region High School | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
11.7Lowest |
12.6 |
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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.