What stands out worked out from the figures below

Melvin Village has the most expensive homes ($428k median).

Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Melvin Village	Dummer
People
Population	324Highest	299Lowest
Median age	58.4±6Highest 35% above NH	53.6±6.4Lowest 24% above NH
	Melvin Village and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	0%±10.5Lowest NH: 18.2%	19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2%
Age 65+	20.1%±12.6Lowest NH: 20.1%	21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1%
	Dummer and Melvin Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	14.9%Lowest NH: 40.6%	16.9%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±5.2 NH: 6%	0%±5.7 NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,298±$82kHighest about the NH average	$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH
	Melvin Village and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$428,300±$352kHighest 6% above NH	$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH
	Melvin Village and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,616Lowest 61% below NH	$2,898Highest 57% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line	0%Lowest NH: 7.2%	9%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest NH: 72.8%	94.2%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH	1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	25 min 6% below NH
Work from home	0%±8Lowest NH: 16.8%	6.8%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8%
	Dummer and Melvin Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.