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Dover vs Newfields vs Roxbury
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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($323k 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 | Newfields | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
2,023 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Newfields and Roxbury 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% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest 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%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Roxbury 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% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Newfields 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 |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Lowest 8% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
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| Newfields and Dover 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 |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Newfields 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% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Dover School District | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | 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.