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Dummer vs Hampton Beach vs Columbia
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).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
Columbia has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Hampton Beach | Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
2,605Highest |
683 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-12.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4 24% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
51.8±10.1Lowest 20% above NH |
| Hampton Beach 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% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±5.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Columbia 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% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
29.9%±8.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9% NH: 40.6% |
34%Highest NH: 40.6% |
14.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7 NH: 6% |
7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH |
$82,557±$17k 17% below NH |
$57,917±$13kLowest 42% below NH |
| Dummer and Hampton Beach 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 |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
$196,400±$29kLowest 51% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,375±$130Highest 8% below NH |
$792±$333Lowest 47% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898 57% below NH |
$6,115Highest 8% below NH |
$2,009Lowest 70% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
9.1%±95.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% NH: 7.2% |
8.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below NH |
25 minHighest 5% below NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.2%±6.7 NH: 16.8% |
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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.