Compare towns
Effingham vs Dummer vs Milan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Effingham has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Dummer has the highest household income ($91k).
Milan has the most renters (12.9% rent).
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 | Effingham | Dummer | Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,912Highest |
299Lowest |
1,334 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +15.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.9±12.4Lowest 8% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
50.3±2.8 16% above NH |
| Dummer and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Effingham and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
22.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Milan and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
17.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±0.8 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.7%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Milan and Effingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,607±$14k 23% below NH |
$91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH |
$70,300±$8kLowest 29% below NH |
| Dummer and Effingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $322,700±$30kHighest 20% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$259,400±$30k 36% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,090±$121Highest 27% below NH |
— | $878±$160Lowest 41% below NH |
| Effingham and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,163Highest 23% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$3,674 45% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.6%±40.4 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
17%±43.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Milan and Effingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 18% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
30 min 11% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.1%±4.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
5.9%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | — | Milan School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.