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Portsmouth vs Dover
Both towns, restated from the same Bean Group records — no estimates, no scoring. Where a figure isn't stored for a town we say so.
| Measure | Portsmouth | Dover |
|---|---|---|
| Municipality type | City | City |
| County | Rockingham County | Strafford County |
| Tourism region | The Seacoast | The Seacoast |
| Distance to Boston, MA | 51 mi straight-line | 59 mi straight-line |
| Distance to Manchester, NH | 36 mi straight-line | 32 mi straight-line |
| Distance to Portsmouth, NH | 0 mi straight-line | 10 mi straight-line |
| Median list price | $785,000 | $525,000 |
| Active listings | 68 | 54 |
| Median days on market | 18 | 19 |
| Sold, last 30 days | 41 | 38 |
| Year over year | +5.1% | +4.4% |
Portsmouth
- Municipality type
- City
- County
- Rockingham County
- Tourism region
- The Seacoast
- Distance to Boston, MA
- 51 mi straight-line
- Distance to Manchester, NH
- 36 mi straight-line
- Distance to Portsmouth, NH
- 0 mi straight-line
- Median list price
- $785,000
- Active listings
- 68
- Median days on market
- 18
- Sold, last 30 days
- 41
- Year over year
- +5.1%
Dover
- Municipality type
- City
- County
- Strafford County
- Tourism region
- The Seacoast
- Distance to Boston, MA
- 59 mi straight-line
- Distance to Manchester, NH
- 32 mi straight-line
- Distance to Portsmouth, NH
- 10 mi straight-line
- Median list price
- $525,000
- Active listings
- 54
- Median days on market
- 19
- Sold, last 30 days
- 38
- Year over year
- +4.4%
Latest stored Bean Group market snapshot, last updated April 2026. Distances are straight-line miles from stored municipal coordinates, not drive times.
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