Compare towns
Dover vs Roxbury vs Greenland
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).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($323k median).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
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 | Roxbury | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
299Lowest |
4,106 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
| Greenland 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% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland 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 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Roxbury 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% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Dover 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 |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Lowest 8% above NH |
— | $2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
$7,420 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland 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% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 15% below NH |
21 min 22% below NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 120 in NH | — | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | — | Greenland 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.