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Surry vs Hancock vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Hancock has the most expensive homes ($437k median).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Surry | Hancock | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,052Lowest |
1,791 |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.7±5.1Lowest 15% above U.S. |
53.8±4.5Highest 38% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
| Hancock and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±6.2 U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±6.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Surry and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,125±$25kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$95,208±$15kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
| Surry and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $331,400±$23kLowest about the U.S. average |
$436,700±$22kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,955±$374Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,208±$650Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,384 105% above U.S. |
$6,884Highest 121% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±74.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.4%±55.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dummerston and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Contoocook Valley School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.