What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dover has the most people working from home (18.6%).

Webster has the most affordable homes ($362k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Dover	Webster
People
Population	33,364Highest	17,748Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4%	+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S.	39.9±2.9Highest about the U.S. average
	Webster and Dover 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%	19.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22%
	Webster 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%	19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Webster and Dover 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%	25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4%	5.8%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Dover and Webster 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.	$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$436,700±$20kHighest 31% above U.S.	$361,500±$12kLowest 9% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S.	$1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,249Highest 164% above U.S.	$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.6%±6.3Highest U.S.: 51.1%	45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Dover and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	59.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S.	1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 14% below U.S.	31 minHighest 16% above U.S.
Work from home	18.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%	8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#64 of 120 in NH	#271 of 282 in MA
School district	Dover School District	Webster
High school in town	Dover Senior High School	Bartlett High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.7Highest	11.6Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.