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Wilmot vs Naples 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

Wilmot has the highest household income ($118k).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).

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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.

MeasureWilmotNaplesDover
People
Population
1,487Lowest
3,985
33,364Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53±2.4Highest
36% above U.S.
49.8±6.8
28% above U.S.
36.9±1.9Lowest
5% below U.S.
Wilmot and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.1%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±1.8
U.S.: 22%
Wilmot and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.3%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.3%±5.4
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Wilmot and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
52%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±3.4
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
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±$15kHighest
46% above U.S.
$78,188±$13kLowest
3% below U.S.
$94,829±$7k
17% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$399,600±$43k
20% above U.S.
$340,100±$48kLowest
about the U.S. average
$436,700±$20kHighest
31% above U.S.
Dover and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$289Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,941±$625Highest
37% above U.S.
$1,607±$100
14% above U.S.
Naples and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,651
113% above U.S.
$2,784Lowest
11% below U.S.
$8,249Highest
164% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.1%±41.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
59.9%±40.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.6%±6.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Naples and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
52.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
23% above U.S.
38 minHighest
45% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
Work from home
18.9%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
26.7%±11.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Naples and Wilmot 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 — #118 of 133 in ME #64 of 120 in NH
School district — RSU 61/MSAD 61 Dover School District
High school in town — Lake Region High School Dover Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.7Lowest
12.7Highest
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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.