Compare towns
Andover vs Brookline vs Dummerston vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most renters (17.2% rent).
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($538k median).
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 | Andover | Brookline | Dummerston | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 616 |
531Lowest |
2,090Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
$290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364 13% above VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,375±$729Lowest 11% above VT |
| Brookline and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190 about the VT average |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Andover 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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VT 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.