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Dover vs Ogunquit vs Whiting
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).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Whiting has the most affordable homes ($214k 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 | Ogunquit | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
1,379 |
506Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
50±5 29% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Whiting and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.5%±6.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Ogunquit 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 17% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$55,263±$2kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20k 31% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$214,200±$52kLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
— | $600±$333Lowest 58% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$1,728Lowest 45% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dover and Whiting 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% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Dover School District | — | Whiting Public Schools |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.