What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).

Brookfield has the most people working from home (13.7%).

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	Brookfield
People
Population	299Lowest	567Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+6% NH: +4.6%
Median age	53.6±6.4Lowest 24% above NH	58.1±9.7Highest 34% above NH
	Brookfield 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 NH: 18.2%	8.6%±4Lowest NH: 18.2%
Age 65+	21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1%	38.4%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6%	36.8%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6%	5.5%±5Highest NH: 6%
	Brookfield and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH	$81,406±$31kLowest 18% below NH
	Dummer and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH	$428,000±$61kHighest 6% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,898Lowest 57% below NH	$5,926Highest 11% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 NH: 48.2%	—
Below poverty line	9%Highest NH: 7.2%	3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.2%Lowest NH: 72.8%	98.4%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH	1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 6% below NH	27 minHighest about the NH average
Work from home	6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8%	13.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8%
	Brookfield and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.