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Dummer vs Proctor vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the highest household income ($91k).
Proctor has the most renters (13.7% rent).
Union has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Proctor | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299 |
1,586Highest |
131Lowest |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
47.3±8.9 22% above U.S. |
23.6±30.9Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Dummer and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
35.9%±42.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Union and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
0%±31.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Proctor 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% |
28% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±13Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Proctor 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±$21kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$75,060±$12kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$75,117±$19k 7% below U.S. |
| Dummer and Union 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. |
$206,000±$20k 38% below U.S. |
$162,900±$135kLowest 51% below U.S. |
| Dummer and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,059±$200 25% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898 7% below U.S. |
$3,944Highest 26% above U.S. |
$1,258Lowest 60% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.4%±15.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Proctor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 5% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
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| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.4%±25.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Union and Proctor 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.