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Dunbarton vs Mount Tabor vs Rupert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunbarton has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most renters (7.7% rent).
Rupert has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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 | Dunbarton | Mount Tabor | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097Highest |
304Lowest |
676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48±3.7Lowest 23% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Dunbarton and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.3%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dunbarton and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,348±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
— | $88,229±$36kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Dunbarton and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $484,100±$33kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$362,500±$63kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Dunbarton and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,166±$70Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,233Highest 164% above U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
$4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±60.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dunbarton and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 27% above U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.6%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rupert and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #33 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Dunbarton School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.