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Thompson 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
Thompson has the most affordable homes ($292k median).
Dover has the most expensive homes ($1308k 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 | Thompson | Dover |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,337Highest |
2,308Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.1±2.2Highest 39% above U.S. |
47.5±4Lowest 22% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
83.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9.4%±4.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,629±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$250,001Highest 210% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $291,900±$24kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 293% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,012±$344 28% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,822Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±18.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dover and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 20% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
37.4%±8.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #130 of 149 in CT | #1 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Thompson School District | — |
| High school in town | Tourtellotte Memorial High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.