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Hebron vs Ogunquit vs Dover

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hebron has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).

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.

MeasureHebronOgunquitDover
People
Population
883Lowest
1,379
33,364Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
57.9±3.6
49% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
36.9±1.9Lowest
5% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.2%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Dover and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
37.8%±9.3
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
47.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
52%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Dover and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,071±$17kLowest
13% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$94,829±$7k
17% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$589,500±$61k
77% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$436,700±$20kLowest
31% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,429±$334Lowest
about the U.S. average
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$1,607±$100Highest
14% above U.S.
Dover and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,603Lowest
16% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$8,249Highest
164% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±38.3
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.6%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dover and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
52.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
27% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
13.1%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±2.5
U.S.: 15.1%
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
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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.