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Baltimore vs Dummerston vs Waterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Waterville has the most renters (20.1% 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 | Baltimore | Dummerston | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
2,090Highest |
680 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
49.1±8.2 14% above VT |
| Baltimore and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Waterville 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 32% above VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$71,250±$27kLowest 12% below VT |
| Baltimore and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$236,300±$15k 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,110±$93Lowest 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329 14% below VT |
$4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$3,957Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Waterville and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.