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Groton vs Dorset vs Rumney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Dorset has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Rumney has the most renters (22.2% 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 | Groton | Dorset | Rumney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 507Lowest |
2,092Highest |
1,458 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.1±16.2Highest 31% above U.S. |
45.9±7.5 18% above U.S. |
44.5±2.3Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Groton and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Dorset and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.1%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Groton and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
72.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rumney and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,625±$21k 6% above U.S. |
$111,250±$40kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$79,444±$21kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Dorset and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,000±$45kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$569,200±$57kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$309,800±$37k 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,667±$295Highest 89% above U.S. |
$1,420±$296 about the U.S. average |
$1,064±$100Lowest 25% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,873Lowest 8% below U.S. |
$7,489Highest 140% above U.S. |
$4,716 51% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±83.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
74.4%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.1%±21.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dorset and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
29.3%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Rumney School District |
| High school in town | — | None 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.