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Braintree vs Cambridge vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Cambridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
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 | Braintree | Cambridge | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Lowest |
3,767Highest |
2,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
37.4±1.8Lowest 13% below VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
| Braintree and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Cambridge and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.7% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cambridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$72,344±$19kLowest 11% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
| Dummerston and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$343,000±$38kHighest 8% above VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
| Cambridge and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,183±$66 4% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,910Highest about the VT average |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Cambridge and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.7% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% VT: 73.2% |
70.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Braintree 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 | — | #25 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Cambridge School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.