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Mount Tabor vs Dover vs Dorset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Dover | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
33,364Highest |
2,092 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
45.9±7.5 18% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Dorset and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52% U.S.: 35.7% |
72.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $94,829±$7kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$111,250±$40kHighest 38% above U.S. |
| Dorset and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$436,700±$20k 31% above U.S. |
$569,200±$57kHighest 71% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,607±$100 14% above U.S. |
$1,420±$296Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$7,489 140% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
74.4%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dorset and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
29.3%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Dover School District | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | Dover Senior High School | None in town |
| 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.