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Lancaster vs Dummerston vs Northumberland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lancaster has the most renters (24.9% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Northumberland has the most affordable homes ($120k 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 | Lancaster | Dummerston | Northumberland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,216Highest |
2,090 |
1,815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.5±6.9Lowest 17% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
45.7±6.2Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Northumberland and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lancaster and Northumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lancaster and Northumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,911±$23k 15% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$40,268±$7kLowest 50% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,700±$24k 35% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$120,100±$15kLowest 64% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,019±$263 28% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,018±$96Lowest 28% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,226 35% above U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$2,794Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
74.7%±6.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Northumberland and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
23.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 13% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.5%±6.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Lancaster 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 | #107 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | White Mountains Regional School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Northumberland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Groveton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.6 |
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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.