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Chapman vs Dummerston vs Mount Tabor

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).

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.

MeasureChapmanDummerstonMount Tabor
People
Population
388
2,090Highest
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
45.7±11.4
17% above U.S.
45.6±11.7Lowest
17% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.7%±6
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Chapman and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4
U.S.: 6.4%
Chapman and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17kLowest
15% above U.S.
$101,696±$21kHighest
26% above U.S.
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Dummerston and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
44% below U.S.
$335,300±$22k
about the U.S. average
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,392±$126Lowest
about the U.S. average
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
41% below U.S.
$4,536
45% above U.S.
$5,233Highest
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.1%±32.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dummerston and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
12% below U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.9%±10.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Dummerston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.