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Newfields vs Dover vs South Hooksett
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 the most renters (47.3% rent).
South Hooksett has the youngest population (median age 35.2).
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 | South Hooksett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
33,364Highest |
5,902 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
36.9±1.9 15% below NH |
35.2±3.6Lowest 19% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
52% NH: 40.6% |
37.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
14.3%±0.8Highest NH: 6% |
| South Hooksett and Newfields 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 |
$130,000±$15k 31% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$433,200±$40kLowest 8% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,607±$100 8% above NH |
$1,471±$217Lowest 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 |
$8,249 24% above NH |
$6,801Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
36.1%±25Lowest 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% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
7.1%±2.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newfields School District | Dover School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Dover Senior High School | — |
| 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.