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Mount Tabor vs Dover vs Ira
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 people working from home (18.6%).
Ira has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
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 | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
33,364Highest |
381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
54.1±5.5 39% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Ira 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%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Dover and Ira 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% |
28.9%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $94,829±$7kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$71,827±$5kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$436,700±$20kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$272,900±$18kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Dover and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,607±$100 14% above U.S. |
$942±$52Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$4,146Lowest 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±6.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.4%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dover and Ira 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% |
14.4%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. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dover and Mount Tabor 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 | — | #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.