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Dover vs New Gloucester vs North Berwick
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).
New Gloucester has the most affordable homes ($357k median).
North Berwick has the most homeowners (88.7%).
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 Gloucester | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
5,766 |
5,129Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
40.1±5.5 3% above U.S. |
41.6±4.7Highest 7% above U.S. |
| North Berwick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick 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% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| North Berwick 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% |
30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
29%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and North Berwick 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 17% above U.S. |
$108,797±$12kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$101,875±$16k 26% above U.S. |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick 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. |
$357,100±$29kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$428,500±$33k 29% above U.S. |
| Dover and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
$1,150±$249 19% below U.S. |
$1,105±$116Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$3,417Lowest 10% above U.S. |
$3,735 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
24.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.2%±28.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Berwick and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dover and North Berwick 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Dover School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.