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Dunbarton vs White River Junction vs Wilmot

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 expensive homes ($484k median).
White River Junction has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Wilmot has the most people working from home (18.9%).

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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.

MeasureDunbartonWhite River JunctionWilmot
People
Population
3,097
3,364Highest
1,487Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48±3.7
23% above U.S.
33.7±3.2Lowest
13% below U.S.
53±2.4Highest
36% above U.S.
Wilmot and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.1%±5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.1%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Dunbarton and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±4.3
U.S.: 17.2%
12.5%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Wilmot and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
38.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.8%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±3.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Dunbarton and Wilmot 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.
$77,168±$4kLowest
4% below U.S.
$117,759±$15k
46% above U.S.
Dunbarton and Wilmot 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.
$278,800±$78kLowest
16% below U.S.
$399,600±$43k
20% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,166±$70
17% below U.S.
$1,222±$216Highest
14% below U.S.
$1,125±$289Lowest
20% below U.S.
White River Junction and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$8,233Highest
164% above U.S.
$5,651Lowest
81% above U.S.
$6,651
113% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
54.7%±60.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±17.3
U.S.: 51.1%
41.1%±41.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dunbarton and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3%
U.S.: 12.5%
12.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
43.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1990Highest
10 yrs newer than U.S.
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
1988
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
15 minLowest
42% below U.S.
33 min
23% above U.S.
Work from home
12.6%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.7%±5.8
U.S.: 15.1%
18.9%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Wilmot and White River Junction 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 — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.