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Townshend vs Conesville vs Dover

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Conesville has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).

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.

MeasureTownshendConesvilleDover
People
Population
1,538Highest
750Lowest
1,466
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
-6.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+60%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
55.6±9.6Highest
43% above U.S.
50±8.1Lowest
29% above U.S.
53.5±8.3
38% above U.S.
Townshend and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12%±2.6
U.S.: 22%
14.1%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Conesville and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.3%±6.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
28%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
29.5%±6.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Dover and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
52.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
48.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Conesville and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$78,750±$29kHighest
about the U.S. average
$74,000±$14k
8% below U.S.
$52,313±$7kLowest
35% below U.S.
Townshend and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$287,200±$79k
14% below U.S.
$214,300±$31kLowest
36% below U.S.
$332,900±$55kHighest
about the U.S. average
Dover and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,074±$80Highest
24% below U.S.
$892±$296
37% below U.S.
$670±$49Lowest
53% below U.S.
Townshend and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,364Highest
72% above U.S.
$3,500Lowest
12% above U.S.
$4,510
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
72.5%±23.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
60%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
38.1%±17.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Townshend and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1981Lowest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below U.S.
42 minHighest
58% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
28%±18.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.6%±6.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
23.2%±11.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Townshend and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A — River Valleys Unified School District #73
High school in town Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
8.1
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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.