Compare towns
Lyme vs Dummerston vs Highland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Highland has the most renters (12.7% 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 | Lyme | Dummerston | Highland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,066Lowest |
2,090 |
2,234Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-13.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.8±6.1Highest 46% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Lowest 17% above U.S. |
55.4±4.4 42% above U.S. |
| Lyme and Highland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.4%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Highland and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,400±$5k about the U.S. average |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$63,846±$26kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,700±$20kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$255,000±$38k 23% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$190Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,215±$1k 14% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Highland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,442Lowest 10% above U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$4,373 40% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±52 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
24.3%±18.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dummerston and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
39 minHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Highland 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 | ELDRED CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | ELDRED JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.2 |
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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.