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Rockport vs Windham vs Dover
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).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
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 | Windham | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,675Lowest |
16,038 |
33,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7Highest 25% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
36.9±1.9Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
52% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.2Highest 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. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$94,829±$7k 17% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $469,000±$50k 41% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$436,700±$20kLowest 31% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,607±$100 14% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,764Lowest 85% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$8,249 164% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rockport and Windham 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% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | #64 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Windham School District | Dover School District |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Windham High School | Dover Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.