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Union vs Newfields vs Dummer

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most kids (35.9% under 18).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).

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.

MeasureUnionNewfieldsDummer
People
Population
131Lowest
2,023Highest
299
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.3%
NH: +4.6%
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Median age
23.6±30.9Lowest
45% below NH
44.1±1.8
about the NH average
53.6±6.4Highest
24% above NH
Kids under 18
35.9%±42.8Highest
NH: 18.2%
18.9%±1.6Lowest
NH: 18.2%
19.4%±5.1
NH: 18.2%
Union and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
0%±31.7Lowest
NH: 20.1%
13.6%±0.9
NH: 20.1%
21.4%±4.6Highest
NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
48.3%
NH: 40.6%
68.1%Highest
NH: 40.6%
16.9%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±13Lowest
NH: 6%
7.5%±7.2Highest
NH: 6%
0%±5.7Lowest
NH: 6%
Newfields and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$75,117±$19kLowest
24% below NH
$197,885±$15kHighest
100% above NH
$91,250±$21k
8% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$162,900±$135kLowest
60% below NH
$646,400±$34kHighest
61% above NH
$242,200±$51k
40% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,875±$323
26% above NH
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,258Lowest
81% below NH
$10,000+Highest
at least 50% above NH
$2,898
57% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
43.3%±40.8Highest
NH: 48.2%
0%±100Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Newfields and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.7%Highest
NH: 7.2%
2.4%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
9%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
NH: 72.8%
95.3%
NH: 72.8%
94.2%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
41 yrs older than NH
1991Highest
12 yrs newer than NH
1977
2 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
26 minHighest
4% below NH
25 minLowest
6% below NH
Work from home
21.4%±25.5
NH: 16.8%
25.5%±3.7Highest
NH: 16.8%
6.8%±4.4Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Newfields and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Newfields School District —
High school 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.