What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummer has the shortest commute (25 min average).

Brunswick has the most people working from home (10.5%).

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	Brunswick
People
Population	299Highest	109Lowest
Median age	53.6±6.4Lowest 38% above U.S.	57.5±13.8Highest 48% above U.S.
	Brunswick and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22%	23.9%±24.5Highest U.S.: 22%
	Brunswick and Dummer 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%	39.4%±25.3Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Brunswick 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	35.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	3.7%±11Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Brunswick 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±$21kLowest 13% above U.S.	$128,125±$33kHighest 59% above U.S.
	Brunswick 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±$51kHighest 27% below U.S.	$228,100±$52kLowest 31% below U.S.
	Dummer and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,898Highest 7% below U.S.	$2,472Lowest 21% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Brunswick and Dummer 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%	4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	95.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S.	1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below U.S.	41 minHighest 56% above U.S.
Work from home	6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	10.5%±15.2Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Brunswick and Dummer 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.