What stands out worked out from the figures below

Milton Mills has the highest household income ($250k).

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	Milton Mills	Dummer
People
Population	72Lowest	299Highest
Median age	64.4±15.3Highest 49% above NH	53.6±6.4Lowest 24% above NH
	Milton Mills and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	0%±47.1Lowest NH: 18.2%	19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2%
	Dummer and Milton Mills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	43.1%±58.3Highest NH: 20.1%	21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Milton Mills and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55%Highest NH: 40.6%	16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±23.6 NH: 6%	0%±5.7 NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$250,001Highest 152% above NH	$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$366,000±$40kHighest 9% below NH	$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	—	$2,898 57% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line	11.1%Highest NH: 7.2%	9%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest NH: 72.8%	94.2%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 41 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%±24Lowest NH: 16.8%	6.8%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8%
	Dummer and Milton Mills 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.