What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummer has the shortest commute (25 min average).

Westmore has the most people working from home (14%).

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	Westmore
People
Population	299Lowest	465Highest
Median age	53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S.	51.5±11.5Lowest 32% above U.S.
	Dummer and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22%	21.5%±6.9Highest U.S.: 22%
	Westmore 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 U.S.: 17.2%	28%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Westmore 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%	32.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	2.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Westmore 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.	$87,188±$11kLowest 8% above U.S.
	Dummer and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S.	$330,000±$137kHighest about the U.S. average
	Westmore and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,050±$820 26% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S.	$5,357Highest 72% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	35%±94.2Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Westmore 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%	11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	88.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977 3 yrs older than U.S.	1977 3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below U.S.	35 minHighest 32% above U.S.
Work from home	6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	14%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Westmore and Dummer 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.