Compare towns
Dover vs New Boston vs Concord
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 highest household income ($154k).
Concord has the most affordable homes ($351k median).
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 | Concord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364 |
6,165Lowest |
44,375Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
38.8±3.4 10% below NH |
40.7±1.3Highest 6% below NH |
| Concord and New Boston 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% |
27.2%±5.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
18.7%±1.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Concord 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% |
42.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
| Dover and Concord 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 |
$154,250±$25kHighest 56% above NH |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$481,100±$59kHighest 20% above NH |
$350,900±$13kLowest 13% below 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 |
$1,441±$43 3% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$8,181 23% above NH |
$7,227Lowest 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
22.8%±20.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Concord 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% |
6.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
88%Highest NH: 72.8% |
56.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
23 min 14% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±6.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest 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 | #89 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | New Boston School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town | Concord High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Lowest |
— | 13.0Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.