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Dummerston vs Fleming vs Springport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Fleming has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Springport has the most affordable homes ($185k 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.
| Measure | Dummerston | Fleming | Springport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Lowest |
2,463Highest |
2,352 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
43.7±9.2Lowest 12% above U.S. |
49.4±7.1Highest 27% above U.S. |
| Springport and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.7%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.9%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Fleming and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.5%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Springport and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.7%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Fleming and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$92,216±$7k 14% above U.S. |
$86,042±$26kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$250,000±$32k 25% below U.S. |
$184,700±$39kLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
$1,773±$334Highest 25% above U.S. |
$1,067±$109Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Fleming and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536 45% above U.S. |
$5,214Highest 67% above U.S. |
$3,725Lowest 19% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
15.7%±16.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
22.6%±14 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dummerston and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 21% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.