Compare towns
Sugar Hill vs Dover vs Bethlehem
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sugar Hill has the highest household income ($154k).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Bethlehem has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Sugar Hill | Dover | Bethlehem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 658Lowest |
33,364Highest |
2,537 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2% NH: +4.6% |
-1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
50.6±8.5 17% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bethlehem and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.2%±5.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59%Highest NH: 40.6% |
52% NH: 40.6% |
45.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±3.1 NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
| Dover and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
$94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
$85,029±$18kLowest 14% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
$436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$288,300±$22kLowest 28% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$630 19% below NH |
$1,607±$100Highest 8% above NH |
$1,174±$81Lowest 21% below NH |
| Dover and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,340 10% above NH |
$8,249Highest 24% above NH |
$5,418Lowest 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.3%±18.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
75.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1976Highest 3 yrs older than NH |
1973 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the NH average |
23 min 15% below NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
31.2%±12.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Bethlehem 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 | — | #64 of 120 in NH | #34 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Dover School District | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District |
| High school in town | — | Dover Senior High School | Profile Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | None yet | None yet |
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.