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Kortright vs Dummerston vs Throop
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kortright has the most renters (12.4% rent).
Dummerston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Throop has the most affordable homes ($186k 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 | Kortright | Dummerston | Throop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,627Lowest |
2,090Highest |
1,651 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±5.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Lowest 17% above U.S. |
52.7±3.1 35% above U.S. |
| Kortright and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Kortright and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,729±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$90,268±$15k 12% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,000±$17k 35% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$185,900±$20kLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $831±$67Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,099±$88 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,945Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$4,261 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.6%±74.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±69.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Throop and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Kortright 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 | — |
| 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.