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Dover vs Rockport vs Hampton
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).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($545k 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 | Rockport | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
3,675Lowest |
10,101 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
48.7±3.7 25% above U.S. |
51.2±1.7Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Rockport 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% |
24.2%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton and Rockport 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% |
51.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Rockport 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. |
$86,979±$16kLowest 8% above U.S. |
$97,163±$4kHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Hampton 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±$20kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$469,000±$50k 41% above U.S. |
$545,300±$63kHighest 64% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100 14% above U.S. |
$1,194±$667Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,654±$93Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$5,764Lowest 85% above U.S. |
$6,872 120% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±42.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±13.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rockport and Hampton 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% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton 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 | #8 of 133 in ME | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | — |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | Camden Hills Regional H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
12.6Lowest |
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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.