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Acworth vs Dummerston vs Windsor

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Acworth has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% 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.

MeasureAcworthDummerstonWindsor
People
Population
851Lowest
2,090
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.3±14.5Highest
22% above U.S.
45.6±11.7
17% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
Acworth and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
25.9%±16.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.7%±6
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Acworth and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24%±9.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±3
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.1%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Acworth and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$82,917±$5k
about the U.S. average
$101,696±$21kHighest
26% above U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
Dummerston and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$273,000±$34k
18% below U.S.
$335,300±$22kHighest
about the U.S. average
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,352±$291
4% below U.S.
$1,392±$126Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
Dummerston and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,695
51% above U.S.
$4,536Lowest
45% above U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.1%±32.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
Dummerston and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1963
17 yrs older than U.S.
1971Highest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
31% above U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
7.1%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.9%±10.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #61 of 70 in VT
School district Fall Mountain Regional School District Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
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.