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Tompkins vs Dummerston vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tompkins has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Dummerston has the most expensive homes ($335k median).
Middlesex has the most renters (9.9% rent).
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 | Tompkins | Dummerston | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,187Lowest |
2,090Highest |
1,407 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.6±5.8Highest 48% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Lowest 17% above U.S. |
55.3±6 42% above U.S. |
| Tompkins and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.8%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.6%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.6%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Tompkins and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Tompkins and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,103±$27kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$75,750±$21k 6% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$23kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$208,100±$62k 37% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $483±$80Lowest 66% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
$1,406±$672Highest about the U.S. average |
| Middlesex and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,487Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$3,459 11% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±73.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.1%±39 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dummerston and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 70 minHighest 166% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
25 min 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.5%±13.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.2%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Tompkins 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 | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) |
| 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.