What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummer has the most people working from home (6.8%).

Beecher Falls has the most affordable homes ($98k median).

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	Dummer	Beecher Falls
People
Population	299Highest	67Lowest
Median age	53.6±6.4Lowest 38% above U.S.	57.5±2.6Highest 48% above U.S.
	Beecher Falls and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22%	9%±40.6Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Dummer and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	32.8%±43.2Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Beecher Falls and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	5.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±5.7 U.S.: 6.4%	0%±21.1 U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,250±$21kHighest 13% above U.S.	$26,042±$24kLowest 68% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$242,200±$51kHighest 27% below U.S.	$98,100±$36kLowest 71% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,898Highest 7% below U.S.	$2,438Lowest 22% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 U.S.: 51.1%	—
Below poverty line	9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	100%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S.	1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 min 5% below U.S.	—
Work from home	6.8%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1%	0%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Dummer and Beecher Falls 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.