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Dover vs Sutton vs East Kingston
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).
Sutton has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
East Kingston has the most expensive homes ($576k 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 | Sutton | East Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
2,239Lowest |
2,311 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
51.7±8.9Highest 19% above NH |
| East Kingston and Sutton 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% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.1%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton 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% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
27.1%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| East Kingston and Sutton 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% |
44.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
46.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
4.8%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Dover and Sutton 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 |
$130,313±$31k 32% above NH |
$138,194±$38kHighest 40% above NH |
| East Kingston and Sutton 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 |
$362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
$575,500±$56kHighest 43% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Lowest 8% above NH |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
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| Sutton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249 24% above NH |
$7,652Lowest 15% above NH |
$9,604Highest 44% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7% NH: 72.8% |
96.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1994Highest 15 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below NH |
29 min 10% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24.1%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| East Kingston 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 | — | — |
| School district | Dover School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | East Kingston School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.