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Brooks vs Dummerston vs Knox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooks has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Knox has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Brooks | Dummerston | Knox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
2,090Highest |
825Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest 18% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
41.1±7.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Brooks and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooks and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$64,821±$9k 20% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33k 41% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$159,600±$26kLowest 52% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,375±$47 about the U.S. average |
| Dummerston and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096 33% below U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$1,610Lowest 48% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
11.3%±31.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dummerston and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.