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Newport vs Dover vs Croydon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the most affordable homes ($226k median).
Dover has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Croydon has the most homeowners (86.6%).
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 | Newport | Dover | Croydon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,375 |
33,364Highest |
798Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.9±5.2Highest 8% above NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
43±9.1 about the NH average |
| Newport and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
19%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Croydon and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.4%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Croydon and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% NH: 40.6% |
52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
4%±3.3 NH: 6% |
| Dover and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,341±$12kLowest 19% below NH |
$94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
$98,333±$21kHighest about the NH average |
| Croydon and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $225,900±$17kLowest 44% below NH |
$436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
$317,300±$33k 21% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,365±$305 8% below NH |
$1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH |
$991±$336Lowest 34% below NH |
| Dover and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,649 15% below NH |
$8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$3,806Lowest 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±15.5 NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
7.1%±75.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
6.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.9% NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 9.6%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #119 of 120 in NH | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newport School District | Dover School District | Croydon School District |
| High school in town | Newport Middle High School (High) | Dover Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8Lowest |
12.7Highest |
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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.