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Dover vs Plainfield vs Nottingham
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).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Nottingham has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Plainfield | Nottingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
2,522Lowest |
5,357 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% NH: +4.6% |
+4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
38.9±6.5Highest 10% below NH |
38.8±6.7 10% below NH |
| Plainfield and Nottingham 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% |
23.4%±5.8 NH: 18.2% |
23.9%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Nottingham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.4%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Plainfield and Nottingham 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% |
46.7% NH: 40.6% |
40.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
5.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Dover and Nottingham 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 4% below NH |
$122,656±$13kHighest 24% above NH |
$122,201±$20k 23% above NH |
| Plainfield and Nottingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20kLowest 8% above NH |
$442,400±$47k 10% above NH |
$457,500±$26kHighest 14% above NH |
| Nottingham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Lowest 8% above NH |
$1,674±$181 12% above NH |
$2,068±$1kHighest 39% above NH |
| Nottingham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$7,904 19% above NH |
$7,319Lowest 10% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
92.1%±44.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Nottingham 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 NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.3% NH: 72.8% |
94.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1992Highest 13 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
18.1%±8.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±5.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Nottingham 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 | #19 of 120 in NH | #15 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | Plainfield School District | Nottingham School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town | 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.