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Barre vs Dummerston vs Hinsdale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Hinsdale has the oldest population (median age 53.3).
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 | Barre | Dummerston | Hinsdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
2,090Lowest |
3,997 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
53.3±10.6Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Hinsdale and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Hinsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
28.6%±9.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hinsdale and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.5%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Barre and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,625±$7kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$69,191±$5k 14% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15k 37% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$200,700±$19kLowest 40% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 23% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,050±$409Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192Highest 66% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$4,899 57% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
63.8%±22.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hinsdale and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 70 in VT | — | #110 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Hinsdale School District |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town | Hinsdale High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
— | 7.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.