What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).

Surry has the most people working from home (16%).

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	Surry
People
Population	299Lowest	1,052Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+12% NH: +4.6%
Median age	53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH	44.7±5.1Lowest 3% above NH
	Dummer and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2%	20.8%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2%
	Surry and Dummer 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%	23.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1%
	Surry 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%	31.7%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6%	6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6%
	Surry 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±$21kLowest 8% below NH	$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH
	Surry and Dummer 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	$331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,955±$374 31% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,898Lowest 57% below NH	$6,384Highest 4% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%	33.3%±74.3Highest NH: 48.2%
	Surry 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%	3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.2%Highest NH: 72.8%	91.6%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977 2 yrs older than NH	1977 2 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 6% below NH	22 minLowest 18% below NH
Work from home	6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8%	16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8%
	Surry and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.