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Windham vs Dummerston vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% 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 | Windham | Dummerston | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
2,090 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 14% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| Windham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 91% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Windham 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| 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.