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Rockport vs Dover vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($545k median).
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 | Rockport | Dover | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675Lowest |
33,364Highest |
10,101 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7 25% above U.S. |
36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
51.2±1.7Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Rockport and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
52%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dover and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,979±$16kLowest 8% above U.S. |
$94,829±$7k 17% above U.S. |
$97,163±$4kHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $469,000±$50k 41% above U.S. |
$436,700±$20kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$545,300±$63kHighest 64% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,607±$100 14% above U.S. |
$1,654±$93Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,764Lowest 85% above U.S. |
$8,249Highest 164% above U.S. |
$6,872 120% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±13.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rockport and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #8 of 133 in ME | #64 of 120 in NH | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Dover School District | — |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Dover Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
12.7Highest |
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U.S. 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.