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Dummer vs Wells River vs Clarksville
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).
Wells River has the most renters (52.1% rent).
Clarksville has the most people working from home (25.1%).
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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 | Wells River | Clarksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
340 |
371Highest |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
42.7±12.7Lowest 10% above U.S. |
50.4±6.6 30% above U.S. |
| Dummer and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
10%±7.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummer and Wells River 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% |
19.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Clarksville 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
14.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clarksville and Wells River 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. |
$38,688±$5kLowest 52% below U.S. |
$65,385±$24k 19% below U.S. |
| Dummer and Clarksville 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. |
$170,800±$103kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$191,700±$84k 42% below U.S. |
| Dummer and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $900±$336Lowest 36% below U.S. |
$1,125±$620Highest 20% below U.S. |
| Clarksville and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898 7% below U.S. |
$4,154Highest 33% above U.S. |
$2,276Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.6%±14.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Clarksville and Wells River 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% |
38.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
47.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
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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.