Compare towns
Rindge vs Dover vs Fitzwilliam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rindge has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Fitzwilliam has the oldest population (median age 49.2).
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 | Rindge | Dover | Fitzwilliam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,497 |
33,364Highest |
2,278Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 35±3.9Lowest 19% below NH |
36.9±1.9 15% below NH |
49.2±4.2Highest 14% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Rindge and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
52%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 18.3%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2 NH: 6% |
2%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,679±$20kHighest 4% above NH |
$94,829±$7kLowest 4% below NH |
$100,735±$11k about the NH average |
| Rindge and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $415,400±$35k 3% above NH |
$436,700±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
$305,900±$34kLowest 24% below NH |
| Dover and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,123±$60Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,636 about the NH average |
$8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$5,173Lowest 22% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±19.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±51.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Fitzwilliam and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
39 minHighest 48% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.1%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #50 of 120 in NH | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District | Dover School District | Monadnock Regional School District |
| High school 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.