Compare towns
Stark vs Whitefield vs Dummer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stark has the most people working from home (13.9%).
Whitefield has the most renters (37.4% rent).
Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
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 | Whitefield | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 419 |
2,516Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 58.8±3.6Highest 36% above NH |
51.4±4.6Lowest 19% above NH |
53.6±6.4 24% above NH |
| 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 NH: 18.2% |
14.3%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
28.6%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Whitefield 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% NH: 40.6% |
26.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4.7 NH: 6% |
5.9%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Whitefield and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,750±$23k 28% below NH |
$63,125±$12kLowest 36% below NH |
$91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH |
| Dummer and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,700±$34kLowest 51% below NH |
$240,400±$22k 40% below NH |
$242,200±$51kHighest 40% below NH |
| Dummer and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,077±$160 28% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,636Lowest 60% below NH |
$4,394Highest 34% below NH |
$2,898 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
47.9%±15.6 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Stark and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% NH: 72.8% |
62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 11 yrs older than NH |
1965Lowest 14 yrs older than NH |
1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 27% above NH |
26 min about the NH average |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.9%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Stark and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #86 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Stark School District | White Mountains Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | White Mountains Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.9 |
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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.