Compare towns
Dummer vs Milton vs Wakefield
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Milton has the most people working from home (18.9%).
Wakefield has the highest household income ($101k).
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 | Milton | Wakefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
4,538 |
5,405Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
45.7±2.4Lowest 6% above NH |
49.4±4.1 14% above NH |
| Dummer and Wakefield 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% |
18.4%±5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±3.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18.8%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Wakefield 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% |
21.7% NH: 40.6% |
26.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
1.4%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Milton and Wakefield 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 8% below NH |
$94,493±$27k 5% below NH |
$100,976±$11kHighest about the NH average |
| Wakefield and Milton 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 |
$318,400±$34k 21% below NH |
$322,800±$43kHighest 20% below NH |
| Wakefield and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,587±$318Highest 6% above NH |
$1,375±$434Lowest 8% below NH |
| Milton and Wakefield 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 |
$5,663Highest 15% below NH |
$2,954 56% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.7%±24.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±82.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Milton and Dummer 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% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
7.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.1%±9.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Milton and Wakefield 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 | — | #116 of 120 in NH | #118 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Milton School District | Wakefield School District |
| High school in town | — | Nute High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.