What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sharon has the most expensive homes ($476k median).

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	Sharon	Dummer
People
Population	442Highest	299Lowest
Median age	49.4±11.2Lowest 14% above NH	53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH
	Dummer and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.4%±8.6Highest NH: 18.2%	19.4%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Sharon and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.4%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1%	21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Sharon and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.2%Highest NH: 40.6%	16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.6%±3Highest NH: 6%	0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6%
	Sharon and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$113,125±$19kHighest 14% above NH	$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH
	Sharon and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$475,900±$38kHighest 18% above NH	$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,458±$1k about the NH average	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,274Highest 24% above NH	$2,898Lowest 57% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	28.6%±100Highest NH: 48.2%	0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Sharon and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.2%Lowest NH: 7.2%	9%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.1%Lowest NH: 72.8%	94.2%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest same as 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	11.2%±4.5Highest NH: 16.8%	6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Sharon and Dummer 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.