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New Castle vs Dover vs Mont Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Castle has the most expensive homes ($1701k median).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Mont Vernon has the most kids (22.1% 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 | New Castle | Dover | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 827Lowest |
33,364Highest |
2,636 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±6Highest 45% above NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
42.9±2.8 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±7.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.3%±16.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
52% NH: 40.6% |
50.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8 NH: 6% |
| Dover and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $176,953±$29kHighest 79% above NH |
$94,829±$7kLowest 4% below NH |
$158,036±$19k 60% above NH |
| New Castle and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,701,300±$267kHighest 323% above NH |
$436,700±$20kLowest 8% above NH |
$526,300±$39k 31% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 135% above NH |
$1,607±$100 8% above NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,509 28% above NH |
$8,249Lowest 24% above NH |
$9,432Highest 41% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±85.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93% NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 40.1%±19.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6 NH: 16.8% |
| New Castle and Mont Vernon 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 | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | New Castle School District | Dover School District | Mont Vernon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Dover Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.