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Wells River vs Dummerston vs Haverhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells River has the most renters (52.1% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Haverhill has the oldest population (median age 49.7).
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 | Wells River | Dummerston | Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 340Lowest |
2,090 |
4,611Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±12.7Lowest 10% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
49.7±10.6Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Haverhill and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.3%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Haverhill and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $38,688±$5kLowest 52% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$85,929±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,800±$103kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$247,900±$41k 25% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$336Lowest 36% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,115±$84 21% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,154Lowest 33% above U.S. |
$4,536 45% above U.S. |
$5,908Highest 89% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.6%±14.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.6%±26.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Haverhill and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 38.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
33 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.2%±9.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #95 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Haverhill Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Woodsville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
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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.