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Union vs Proctor vs Dummer

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Proctor has the most renters (13.3% rent).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).

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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.

MeasureUnionProctorDummer
People
Population
131Lowest
1,794Highest
299
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
23.6±30.9Lowest
39% below U.S.
42.4±6.4
9% above U.S.
53.6±6.4Highest
38% above U.S.
Dummer and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
35.9%±42.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.8%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Union and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
0%±31.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.4%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±4.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Proctor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
48.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
16.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±13Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Proctor 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±$19k
7% below U.S.
$74,167±$12kLowest
8% below U.S.
$91,250±$21kHighest
13% above U.S.
Dummer and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$162,900±$135kLowest
51% below U.S.
$209,900±$17k
37% below U.S.
$242,200±$51kHighest
27% below U.S.
Dummer and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,029±$202
27% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,258Lowest
60% below U.S.
$4,032Highest
29% above U.S.
$2,898
7% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
37.3%±16.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Proctor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
25 minHighest
5% below U.S.
Work from home
21.4%±25.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±4.6
U.S.: 15.1%
6.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Union and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 —
High school in town — Proctor Junior/Senior High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.7
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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.