What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danville has the most people working from home (18.7%).

Dummer has the highest household income ($91k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Danville	Dummer
People
Population	2,360Highest	299Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.3% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	53.1±6Lowest 37% above U.S.	53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S.
	Dummer and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.9%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 22%	19.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22%
	Dummer and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.7%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2%	21.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Danville and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4%	0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Danville and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$70,946±$7kLowest 12% below U.S.	$91,250±$21kHighest 13% above U.S.
	Dummer and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,800±$43kHighest 17% below U.S.	$242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S.
	Danville and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,358Highest 40% above U.S.	$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	9.5%±11.4Highest U.S.: 51.1%	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Danville and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	9%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S.	1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 23% above U.S.	25 minLowest 5% below U.S.
Work from home	18.7%±9.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%	6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Danville and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.