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Colebrook vs Dummer vs Stark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the most renters (30.6% rent).
Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Stark has the most people working from home (13.9%).
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 | Colebrook | Dummer | Stark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,988Highest |
299Lowest |
419 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | -14%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.7±4.9 24% above NH |
53.6±6.4Lowest 24% above NH |
58.8±3.6Highest 36% above NH |
| Stark and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±6.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.2%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Colebrook and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
16.9% NH: 40.6% |
17.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.6%±4.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Stark and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,159±$6kLowest 48% below NH |
$91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH |
$71,750±$23k 28% below NH |
| Dummer and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$59kLowest 52% below NH |
$242,200±$51kHighest 40% below NH |
$197,700±$34k 51% below NH |
| Dummer and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238 50% below NH |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,350Highest 35% below NH |
$2,898 57% below NH |
$2,636Lowest 60% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Stark and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
92.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below NH |
25 min 6% below NH |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
13.9%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Stark and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Colebrook School District | — | Stark School District |
| High school in town | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.