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Baltimore vs Cavendish 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

Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Dummer has the most homeowners (94.2%).

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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.

MeasureBaltimoreCavendishDummer
People
Population
361
1,242Highest
299Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
51.2±10.3
32% above U.S.
45.2±5.9Lowest
16% above U.S.
53.6±6.4Highest
38% above U.S.
Dummer and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.3%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Dummer and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.6%±2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±4.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Cavendish and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
16.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
33% above U.S.
$89,063±$29kLowest
10% above U.S.
$91,250±$21k
13% above U.S.
Baltimore and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kLowest
34% below U.S.
$285,100±$40kHighest
14% below U.S.
$242,200±$51k
27% below U.S.
Cavendish and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,000±$546
29% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Highest
39% above U.S.
$3,948
27% above U.S.
$2,898Lowest
7% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
28.9%±27Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
25 minHighest
5% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
18.5%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Green Mountain Unified School District #77 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.