Compare towns
Braintree vs Dummerston vs Roxbury
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 oldest population (median age 58.4).
Dummerston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Dummerston | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026 |
2,090Highest |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below 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% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury 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% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Roxbury 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 |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below 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 |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
| Dummerston and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| 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.