Compare towns
Brookfield vs Chittenden vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Chittenden has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Dummerston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
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 | Brookfield | Chittenden | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486 |
1,318Lowest |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.7% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 9% above VT |
50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Chittenden and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
51.5% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kLowest 21% above VT |
$106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
| Chittenden and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
$346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
| Chittenden and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,125±$488 9% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Dummerston and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560 10% below VT |
$5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Dummerston 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 | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | 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.