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Dover vs Roxbury vs Hampton
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 homeowners (95.5%).
Hampton has the oldest population (median age 55.8).
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 | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
299Lowest |
16,426 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
| Hampton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5 NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Dover and Roxbury 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% |
30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$95,233±$9kHighest 4% below NH |
| 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±$20k 8% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$550,200±$39kHighest 37% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Lowest 8% above NH |
— | $1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
| 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 24% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton 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%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
26 minHighest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| 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 | — | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | — | Winnacunnet High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
— | 10.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.