Compare towns
Stoddard vs Dummer vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoddard has the most renters (6.7% rent).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Stoddard | Dummer | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,072 |
299Lowest |
1,609Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±4 22% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
51.5±4.5Lowest 19% above NH |
| Dummer and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6Highest 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+ | 24.4%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Stoddard and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
$111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
| Salisbury and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,300±$20k 18% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$363,400±$47kHighest 10% below NH |
| Salisbury and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
— | $1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
| Salisbury and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,316 35% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$5,859Highest 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Stoddard and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 25% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Stoddard School District | — | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.