Compare towns
Naples vs Bow 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
Naples has the most affordable homes ($340k median).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
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.
| Measure | Naples | Bow | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,985Lowest |
8,335 |
33,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.8±6.8Highest 28% above U.S. |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Naples and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±5.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Naples and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
52% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,188±$13kLowest 3% below U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$94,829±$7k 17% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$48kLowest about the U.S. average |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$436,700±$20k 31% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,941±$625Highest 37% above U.S. |
$1,539±$178Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$1,607±$100 14% above U.S. |
| Naples and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,784Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$8,249 164% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±40.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±6.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Naples and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 45% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.7%±11.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Naples and Bow 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | #26 of 120 in NH | #64 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Bow School District | Dover School District |
| High school in town | Lake Region High School | Bow High School | Dover Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.