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Dover vs Durham vs Montgomery
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Durham has the highest household income ($124k).
Montgomery has the most kids (15.5% under 18).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,466 |
15,080Highest |
1,047Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.3Highest 38% above U.S. |
20.8±0.3Lowest 47% below U.S. |
51.5±11.3 32% above U.S. |
| Dover and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
10.3%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Montgomery and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.9%±8.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Montgomery and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
55.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,313±$7kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$124,056±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$53,289±$24k 34% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,900±$55k about the U.S. average |
$504,300±$41kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$323,200±$45kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $670±$49Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$1,429±$143Highest about the U.S. average |
$868±$209 39% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,510 45% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,326Lowest 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.4%±16 U.S.: 51.1% |
76.6%±68Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Montgomery and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dover and Durham 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Oyster River Coop School District | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | None in town | Oyster River High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.