What stands out worked out from the figures below

Proctor has the most people working from home (10%).

Dummer has the highest household income ($91k).

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	Proctor	Dummer
People
Population	1,586Highest	299Lowest
Median age	47.3±8.9Lowest 22% above U.S.	53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S.
	Dummer and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.2%±5Lowest U.S.: 22%	19.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22%
	Dummer and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2%	21.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Proctor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.9%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4%	0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Proctor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$75,060±$12kLowest 7% below U.S.	$91,250±$21kHighest 13% above U.S.
	Dummer and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$206,000±$20kLowest 38% below U.S.	$242,200±$51kHighest 27% below U.S.
	Dummer and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,059±$200 25% below U.S.	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,944Highest 26% above U.S.	$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.4%±15.6Highest U.S.: 51.1%	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Proctor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S.	1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 16% below U.S.	25 minHighest 5% below U.S.
Work from home	10%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1%	6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Proctor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.