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Day vs Dummerston 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
Day has the most affordable homes ($224k median).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
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.
| Measure | Day | Dummerston | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 843 |
2,090Highest |
671Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 61.4±2.4Highest 58% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Lowest 17% above U.S. |
59.8±3.5 54% above U.S. |
| Day and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.8%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.6%±5.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.9%±7.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Day and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Day and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,727±$16kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$74,286±$31k 8% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$49kLowest 33% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$268,600±$45k 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,765 11% below U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$2,588Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
30%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Day and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 43% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
43 minHighest 63% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school 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.