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Deering vs Dummer vs Milan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deering has the most people working from home (10%).
Dummer has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Milan has the most renters (12.9% 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.
| Measure | Deering | Dummer | Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Highest |
299Lowest |
1,334 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +1.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±5.7Lowest 13% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
50.3±2.8 16% above NH |
| Dummer and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±1.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Deering and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
17.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.7%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Milan and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$16kHighest about the NH average |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$70,300±$8kLowest 29% below NH |
| Deering and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,900±$27kHighest 23% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$259,400±$30k 36% below NH |
| Deering and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$116Highest 12% below NH |
— | $878±$160Lowest 41% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,223Highest 7% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$3,674 45% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±27.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
17%±43.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Deering and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
6.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 49% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
30 min 11% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
5.9%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Deering and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Milan School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.