Compare towns
Dover vs New Boston vs Candia
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).
New Boston has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Candia has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 | New Boston | Candia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
6,165 |
4,134Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
38.8±3.4 10% below NH |
48.3±3.8Highest 12% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
27.2%±5.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
23.1%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Candia and New Boston 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% |
44.4% NH: 40.6% |
27.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
5.7%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Dover and Candia 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 |
$154,250±$25kHighest 56% above NH |
$119,737±$37k 21% above NH |
| New Boston and Candia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$481,100±$59kHighest 20% above NH |
$415,600±$46kLowest 3% above NH |
| New Boston and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH |
$1,193±$111Lowest 20% below NH |
$1,213±$554 19% below NH |
| Dover and Candia 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 |
$8,181 23% above NH |
$6,100Lowest 9% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
22.8%±20.5 NH: 48.2% |
0%±21.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and New Boston 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% |
6.3% NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
88% NH: 72.8% |
91.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
34 min 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±6.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.8%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| New Boston 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 | #21 of 120 in NH | #41 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | New Boston School District | Candia School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | 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.