What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummer has the most people working from home (6.8%).

Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($323k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Dummer	Roxbury
People
Population	299	299
Median age	53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH	43.2±17.7Lowest about the NH average
	Dummer and Roxbury 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%	14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Dummer and Roxbury 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%	17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Dummer and Roxbury 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%	30.6%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6%	13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6%
	Roxbury 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 8% below NH	$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH
	Dummer and Roxbury 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	$323,100±$219kHighest 20% below NH
	Roxbury and Dummer 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	$5,787Highest 13% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 NH: 48.2%	0%±100 NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line	9%Highest NH: 7.2%	3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.2%Lowest NH: 72.8%	95.5%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH	1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 6% below NH	21 minLowest 22% below NH
Work from home	6.8%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8%	0.7%±1.4Lowest 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.