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Newfields vs Dover vs Amherst
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
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 | Newfields | Dover | Amherst |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
33,364Highest |
11,861 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
45.9±3.5Highest 6% above NH |
| Amherst and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Amherst and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
20.2%±3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Amherst and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
52%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
65.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$94,829±$7kLowest 4% below NH |
$153,196±$10k 55% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$436,700±$20kLowest 8% above NH |
$537,600±$30k 34% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,607±$100 8% above NH |
$1,462±$256Lowest about the NH average |
| Newfields and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,249Lowest 24% above NH |
$9,773 47% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Amherst and Newfields 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 | #20 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Dover School District | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Dover Senior High School | Souhegan Coop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.