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Warner vs Dover vs Berwick

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warner has the oldest population (median age 43.7).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Berwick has the most kids (22.7% under 18).

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.

MeasureWarnerDoverBerwick
People
Population
2,959Lowest
33,364Highest
8,175
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.7±4Highest
12% above U.S.
36.9±1.9Lowest
5% below U.S.
40.7±2.9
5% above U.S.
Warner and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.7%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Berwick and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.2%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Warner and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
52%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Dover and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
$94,829±$7kHighest
17% above U.S.
$94,771±$24k
17% above U.S.
Dover and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
$436,700±$20kHighest
31% above U.S.
$369,100±$19k
11% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
$1,607±$100Highest
14% above U.S.
$1,452±$430
about the U.S. average
Dover and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,650
145% above U.S.
$8,249Highest
164% above U.S.
$4,436Lowest
42% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
48.6%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
50.6%±46Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Berwick and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
52.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
Work from home
16.6%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±2.5
U.S.: 15.1%
20.2%±7.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Berwick 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 #101 of 133 in ME
School district Kearsarge Regional School District Dover School District RSU 60/MSAD 60
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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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.