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Clarksville vs Dummer vs Canaan

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Clarksville has the most people working from home (25.1%).
Dummer has the highest household income ($91k).
Canaan has the shortest commute (20 min average).

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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.

MeasureClarksvilleDummerCanaan
People
Population
371
299Lowest
810Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-7.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.4±6.6Lowest
30% above U.S.
53.6±6.4Highest
38% above U.S.
53.2±4.6
37% above U.S.
Dummer and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10%±7.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.8%±3.5
U.S.: 22%
Dummer and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±2.1
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.5%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Canaan and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
14.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
16.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
13.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Clarksville and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$65,385±$24k
19% below U.S.
$91,250±$21kHighest
13% above U.S.
$55,606±$4kLowest
31% below U.S.
Dummer and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$191,700±$84kLowest
42% below U.S.
$242,200±$51kHighest
27% below U.S.
$201,900±$46k
39% below U.S.
Dummer and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$620
20% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,276Lowest
27% below U.S.
$2,898
7% below U.S.
$3,389Highest
9% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
17.2%±63.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Clarksville and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1993Highest
13 yrs newer than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1972Lowest
8 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
14% below U.S.
25 minHighest
5% below U.S.
20 minLowest
24% below U.S.
Work from home
25.1%±9.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.4%±6.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Clarksville and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Canaan School District
High school in town — — Canaan High School CTE Program
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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.