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Concord vs Dummerston vs Dalton

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).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Dalton has the most renters (17.3% 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.

MeasureConcordDummerstonDalton
People
Population
1,145
2,090Highest
916Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.8±6.6Highest
28% above U.S.
45.6±11.7
17% above U.S.
44.5±12.9Lowest
14% above U.S.
Concord and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.9%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.7%±6Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±11.3
U.S.: 22%
Dummerston and Dalton 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%
24.3%±3
U.S.: 17.2%
17.8%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Concord and Dummerston 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%
58.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
20.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Dalton 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.
$101,696±$21kHighest
26% above U.S.
$81,429±$36k
about the U.S. average
Dummerston and Dalton 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.
$335,300±$22kHighest
about the U.S. average
$191,400±$68k
42% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,111±$29
21% below U.S.
$1,392±$126Highest
about the U.S. average
$900±$825Lowest
36% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,026Lowest
about the U.S. average
$4,536Highest
45% above U.S.
$3,561
14% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±82.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.1%±32.2
U.S.: 51.1%
57.7%±83.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dalton and Dummerston 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%
4.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
19.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
21 min
21% below U.S.
20 minLowest
25% below U.S.
Work from home
8.7%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
25.9%±10.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.9%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 —
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.