Compare towns
Dummer vs Gorham vs Landaff
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Landaff has the most people working from home (10.2%).
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 | Gorham | Landaff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
2,682Highest |
420 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.3% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 53.6±6.4Lowest 24% above NH |
53.9±3.6 24% above NH |
56.4±5.2Highest 30% above NH |
| Landaff and Gorham 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% |
12.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.2%±5.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
28.8%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Gorham 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 NH: 40.6% |
20.7% NH: 40.6% |
26.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH |
$61,275±$7kLowest 38% below NH |
$87,500±$26k 12% below NH |
| Dummer and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51k 40% below NH |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
$279,300±$20kHighest 31% below NH |
| Landaff and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $838±$83Lowest 44% below NH |
$1,375±$707Highest 8% below NH |
| Landaff and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$4,334 35% below NH |
$4,813Highest 28% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3 NH: 48.2% |
45.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Landaff and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±5.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Landaff and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #57 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | Landaff School District |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.