Compare towns
Dover vs Newfields vs Newmarket vs Plymouth
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Plymouth is a college town. 33.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Newfields | Newmarket | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
2,023Lowest |
9,463 |
6,601 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9 15% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
| Newfields and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Dover and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$77,027±$26kLowest 22% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100 8% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,108±$255Lowest 26% below NH |
| Newfields and Newmarket 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$6,288Lowest 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Newmarket 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% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9% NH: 72.8% |
56.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
28 minHighest 6% above NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 120 in NH | — | #39 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | Newfields School District | Newmarket School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Plymouth Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
— | 9.9Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.