Compare towns
Berlin vs Danby vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most renters (12.1% rent).
Danby has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Berlin | Danby | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
1,133Lowest |
2,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
52.6±4.8Highest 22% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Danby and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
$77,321±$13kLowest 5% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
| Dummerston and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31k 14% below VT |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Dummerston and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
$4,543Highest 10% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 10% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #16 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | None 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.