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Surry vs Mendon 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%).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Mendon | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,052Lowest |
1,113 |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.7±5.1Lowest 15% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
| Mendon 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% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest 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% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±6.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Surry and Mendon 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. |
$100,524±$23kLowest 25% 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 |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
| Mendon and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,955±$374Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,230±$651Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,384Highest 105% above U.S. |
$5,342 71% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±74.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Dummerston 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% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 17% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16%±7.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.