What stands out worked out from the figures below

Canton has the most people working from home (16.1%).

Dummer has the highest household income ($91k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Canton	Dummer
People
Population	1,191Highest	299Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+13.6% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	41.4±7.2Lowest 6% above U.S.	53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S.
	Dummer and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22%	19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Canton and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.7%±6.6Highest U.S.: 17.2%	21.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Canton and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%	0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Canton and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$52,458±$35kLowest 35% below U.S.	$91,250±$21kHighest 13% above U.S.
	Dummer and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$165,000±$50kLowest 50% below U.S.	$242,200±$51kHighest 27% below U.S.
	Dummer and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$485±$18 66% below U.S.	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,277Lowest 27% below U.S.	$2,898Highest 7% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	88.9%±33.8Highest U.S.: 51.1%	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Canton and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	9%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S.	1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minHighest 33% above U.S.	25 minLowest 5% below U.S.
Work from home	16.1%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1%	6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Canton 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.