What stands out worked out from the figures below

Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).

Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).

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	Salisbury	Dummer
People
Population	1,609Highest	299Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.9% NH: +4.6%	—
Median age	51.5±4.5Lowest 19% above NH	53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH
	Dummer and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2%	19.4%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Salisbury and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1%	21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Salisbury and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37.3%Highest NH: 40.6%	16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2%±1.1Highest NH: 6%	0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6%
	Salisbury and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH	$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH
	Salisbury and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$363,400±$47kHighest 10% below NH	$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,917±$632 29% above NH	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,859Highest 12% below NH	$2,898Lowest 57% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 NH: 48.2%	0%±100 NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line	7.1%Lowest NH: 7.2%	9%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.9%Highest NH: 72.8%	94.2%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH	1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above NH	25 minLowest 6% below NH
Work from home	23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8%	6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8%
Schools
School district	Merrimack Valley School District	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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Old photos in Our Story	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.