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Newfields vs Stratton vs Dummerston

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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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.

MeasureNewfieldsStrattonDummerston
People
Population
2,023
532Lowest
2,090Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+0.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8
13% above U.S.
31.5±4.1Lowest
19% below U.S.
45.6±11.7Highest
17% above U.S.
Dummerston and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
28%±7.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.7%±6
U.S.: 22%
Stratton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±0.9
U.S.: 17.2%
11.7%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$122,708±$33k
52% above U.S.
$101,696±$21kLowest
26% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$400,000±$50k
20% above U.S.
$335,300±$22kLowest
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
$1,208±$979Lowest
15% below U.S.
$1,392±$126
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$4,750
52% above U.S.
$4,536Lowest
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8
U.S.: 51.1%
12%±69.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.1%±32.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dummerston and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1988
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
3.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.9%±10.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Dummerston and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Newfields School District — Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96
High school in town None in town — None in town
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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.