Compare towns
Newfields vs Henniker vs Dover vs Newington
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 most people working from home (25.5%).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Newington has the most expensive homes ($862k median).
Henniker is a college town. 27% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Henniker | Dover | Newington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023 |
6,197 |
33,364Highest |
939Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2% NH: +4.6% |
+7.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
36.9±1.9 15% below NH |
48.7±10.1Highest 12% above NH |
| Newington and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
15.7%±4.9 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%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±6 NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
28%±11Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Newington 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% |
41.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
52% NH: 40.6% |
62.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$95,206±$21k 4% below NH |
$94,829±$7kLowest 4% below NH |
$145,833±$46k 47% above NH |
| Newfields and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$356,700±$49kLowest 11% below NH |
$436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$861,600±$46kHighest 114% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
$1,607±$100 8% above NH |
$2,292±$795Highest 54% above NH |
| Newington and Newfields 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 |
$8,877 33% above NH |
$8,249 24% above NH |
$6,081Lowest 9% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6 NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
62.9%±44Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Newington and Dover 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% |
11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.5% NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% below NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
23 min 13% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
8%±2.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #56 of 120 in NH | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newfields School District | Henniker School District | Dover School District | Newington School District |
| High school in town | None 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.