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Dover vs Warner vs Chapman
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).
Warner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Warner | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
2,959 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
45.7±11.4Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Chapman and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
27.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chapman and Warner 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% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,829±$7kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$93,125±$17kLowest 15% above U.S. |
| Dover and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$20kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$185,700±$22kLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$7,650 145% above U.S. |
$1,850Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
23 min 12% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dover and Warner 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 | — |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.