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Stark vs Brookfield vs Dummer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stark has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Dummer has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Stark | Brookfield | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 419 |
1,486Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 58.8±3.6Highest 51% above U.S. |
47±5.9Lowest 21% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4 38% above U.S. |
| Stark and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummer and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Stark and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,750±$23kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$98,500±$23kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$91,250±$21k 13% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,700±$34kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$339,300±$15kHighest about the U.S. average |
$242,200±$51k 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $975±$306 31% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,636Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$4,560Highest 46% above U.S. |
$2,898 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.4%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stark and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 28% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.9%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Stark School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.