Compare towns
Dover vs Windsor vs Ogunquit vs Keene
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).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Keene has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Windsor | Ogunquit | Keene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 33,364Highest |
3,554 |
1,379Lowest |
22,939 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
37.6±2.3 3% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.5%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.8%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,829±$7k 17% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$78,445±$8k about the U.S. average |
| Ogunquit 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 31% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$252,500±$12k 24% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$100Highest 14% above U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
— | $1,342±$68 5% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$5,209 67% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$6,812 118% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±6.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.5%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dover and Keene 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% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±2.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 120 in NH | #61 of 70 in VT | — | #81 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dover School District | — | — | Keene School District |
| High school in town | Dover Senior High School | — | — | Keene High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
— | — | 12.3Lowest |
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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.