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Durham vs Warner vs Dover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.1).
Warner has the most homeowners (74.6%).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% 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 | Durham | Warner | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,681 |
2,959Lowest |
33,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
36.9±1.9 15% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Warner and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
52% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,070±$25kHighest 13% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
| Durham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,000±$45kHighest 24% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
| Durham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,302±$211 13% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH |
| Dover and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,650Lowest 15% above NH |
$8,249 24% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.4%±19.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.6% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1976Highest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| 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 | #9 of 120 in NH | — | #64 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Dover School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Dover Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.