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Dummer vs Brookfield vs Landaff
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Landaff has the oldest population (median age 56.4).
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 | Dummer | Brookfield | Landaff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
1,486Highest |
420 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 53.6±6.4 38% above U.S. |
47±5.9Lowest 21% above U.S. |
56.4±5.2Highest 45% above U.S. |
| Landaff 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% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummer and Brookfield 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% |
29.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.8%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookfield and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21k 13% above U.S. |
$98,500±$23kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$87,500±$26kLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$339,300±$15kHighest about the U.S. average |
$279,300±$20k 16% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $975±$306Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,375±$707Highest about the U.S. average |
| Landaff and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$4,560 46% above U.S. |
$4,813Highest 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.4%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Landaff and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.2%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Landaff School District |
| High school in town | — | None 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.