What stands out worked out from the figures below

Raymond has the most homeowners (85.8%).

Dover has the most people working from home (18.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Raymond	Dover
People
Population	10,900Lowest	33,364Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	43.4±3.8Highest about the NH average	36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH
Kids under 18	18%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2%	16.9%±1.8Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Raymond and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18%±3.3Highest NH: 20.1%	16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Raymond and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.4%Lowest NH: 40.6%	52%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6%	6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6%
	Dover and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$104,597±$10kHighest 6% above NH	$94,829±$7kLowest 4% below NH
	Raymond and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$370,400±$17kLowest 8% below NH	$436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,376±$196Lowest 8% below NH	$1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH
	Dover and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,146Lowest 8% below NH	$8,249Highest 24% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	24.1%±11.9Lowest NH: 48.2%	48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line	6.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%	8.3%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.8%Highest NH: 72.8%	52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH	1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 12% above NH	23 minLowest 15% below NH
Work from home	9.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8%	18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#96 of 120 in NH	#64 of 120 in NH
School district	Raymond School District	Dover School District
High school in town	Raymond High School	Dover Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.2Lowest	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.