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Concord vs Dummer vs Wells

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 affordable homes ($159k median).
Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Wells has the most people working from home (11.3%).

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.

MeasureConcordDummerWells
People
Population
1,145
299Lowest
1,148Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+5.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.8±6.6Lowest
28% above U.S.
53.6±6.4Highest
38% above U.S.
50.7±5.2
30% above U.S.
Dummer and Wells 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%
15.1%±4.2Lowest
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%
24.5%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Concord and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
16.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Wells 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±$9kLowest
9% below U.S.
$91,250±$21kHighest
13% above U.S.
$75,417±$11k
7% below U.S.
Dummer and Wells 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±$51k
27% below U.S.
$243,000±$42kHighest
27% below U.S.
Wells and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,111±$29Lowest
21% below U.S.
—
$1,313±$282Highest
7% below U.S.
Wells and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,026
about the U.S. average
$2,898Lowest
7% below U.S.
$3,308Highest
6% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±82.4
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
62.5%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Wells and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
15.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
48 minHighest
80% above U.S.
Work from home
8.7%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
6.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±6.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Wells and Concord 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 — Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69
High school in town None 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.