Compare towns
New Durham vs Rumney vs Dunbarton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rumney has the most renters (22.2% rent).
Dunbarton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
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 | New Durham | Rumney | Dunbarton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,748 |
1,458Lowest |
3,097Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±7.5 7% above NH |
44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
48±3.7Highest 11% above NH |
| Dunbarton and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Dunbarton and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±4 NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±4.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Rumney and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
| Rumney and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,194±$13k about the NH average |
$79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
$124,348±$21kHighest 26% above NH |
| Dunbarton and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$27k 16% below NH |
$309,800±$37kLowest 23% below NH |
$484,100±$33kHighest 20% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$116Highest 5% below NH |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,166±$70 22% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774 13% below NH |
$4,716Lowest 29% below NH |
$8,233Highest 23% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±60.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Dunbarton and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NH: 7.2% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% NH: 72.8% |
77.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
33 minLowest 22% above NH |
34 min 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.6%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Rumney and Dunbarton 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 | — | — | #33 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Rumney School District | Dunbarton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.