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Beecher Falls vs Dummer vs Lemington

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beecher Falls has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Dummer has the most expensive homes ($242k median).
Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).

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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.

MeasureBeecher FallsDummerLemington
People
Population
67Lowest
299Highest
108
Median age
57.5±2.6Highest
48% above U.S.
53.6±6.4Lowest
38% above U.S.
53.8±22.6
38% above U.S.
Beecher Falls and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
9%±40.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±21.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
32.8%±43.2
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
35.2%±23.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Lemington and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
5.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
16.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
31.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±21.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.9%±9.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Lemington and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$26,042±$24kLowest
68% below U.S.
$91,250±$21kHighest
13% above U.S.
$55,000±$42k
32% below U.S.
Dummer and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$98,100±$36kLowest
71% below U.S.
$242,200±$51kHighest
27% below U.S.
$138,400±$14k
58% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,438
22% below U.S.
$2,898Highest
7% below U.S.
$2,365Lowest
24% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
0%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
10.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
1.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1950Lowest
30 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1967
13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
37 minHighest
40% above U.S.
Work from home
0%±27.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.8%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
22.2%±12.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Lemington and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.