Compare towns
Dummer vs Manchester vs Groton
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 affordable homes ($242k median).
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% rent).
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 | Manchester | Groton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
115,643Highest |
507 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
38±1Lowest 12% below NH |
51.1±16.2 18% above NH |
| Dummer and Groton 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% |
18%±1 NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±0.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
29.4%±4.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Groton 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 NH: 40.6% |
34%Highest NH: 40.6% |
29.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
6.4%±0.7Highest NH: 6% |
2%±2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH |
$81,007±$2kLowest 18% below NH |
$85,625±$21k 14% below NH |
| Dummer and Groton 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 |
$365,600±$7kHighest 9% below NH |
$269,000±$45k 33% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,564±$37Lowest 5% above NH |
$2,667±$295Highest 79% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898 57% below NH |
$5,922Highest 11% below NH |
$2,873Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±3.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±83.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
48.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below NH |
24 minLowest 10% below NH |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Manchester and Groton 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 | — | #115 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Manchester Memorial High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.