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Wilmot vs Greenland vs Dover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wilmot has the oldest population (median age 53).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
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 | Wilmot | Greenland | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,487Lowest |
4,106 |
33,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
48.4±7.7 12% above NH |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
| Wilmot and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.9%±1.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7% NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
52%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Dover and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$94,829±$7kLowest 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,600±$43kLowest about the NH average |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
$436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
$1,607±$100 8% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,651Lowest about the NH average |
$7,420 11% above NH |
$8,249Highest 24% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3% NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 120 in NH | #64 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Greenland School District | Dover School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Dover Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.