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Hart's Location 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
Hart's Location has the most homeowners (100%).
Dover has the most kids (16.9% 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 | Hart's Location | Dover |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 49Lowest |
33,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Dover and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Dover and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $78,182±$73kLowest 21% below NH |
$94,829±$7kHighest 4% below NH |
| Dover and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
$436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,607±$100 8% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $8,249 24% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1976Highest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 23 min 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Dover School District |
| High school in town | — | Dover Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.