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Concord vs Dummer vs Lunenburg

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Concord has the most people working from home (8.7%).
Dummer has the most expensive homes ($242k median).
Lunenburg has the most renters (17.4% rent).

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.

MeasureConcordDummerLunenburg
People
Population
1,145
299Lowest
1,267Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
-4.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.8±6.6Lowest
28% above U.S.
53.6±6.4Highest
38% above U.S.
51.2±4.2
32% above U.S.
Dummer and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.9%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.1%±3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Dummer and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.1%±4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.1%±3.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Concord and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
16.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
14.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.6%±1.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Lunenburg and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,304±$9k
9% below U.S.
$91,250±$21kHighest
13% above U.S.
$53,125±$9kLowest
34% below U.S.
Dummer and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$159,300±$8kLowest
52% below U.S.
$242,200±$51kHighest
27% below U.S.
$164,000±$11k
51% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,111±$29Highest
21% below U.S.
—
$1,025±$172Lowest
27% below U.S.
Concord and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,026Highest
about the U.S. average
$2,898
7% below U.S.
$2,702Lowest
13% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±82.4
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.5%±57.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Lunenburg and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1972Lowest
8 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
30 minHighest
14% above U.S.
Work from home
8.7%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.8%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
4.9%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Concord and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
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.