Compare towns
Brookline vs Dummerston vs Peacham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Peacham has the most renters (23.9% rent).
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 | Brookline | Dummerston | Peacham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
2,090Highest |
887 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
50.1±5.7Highest 16% above VT |
| Peacham and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Peacham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$90,000±$28k 11% above VT |
| Dummerston and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$302,000±$64k 5% below VT |
| Dummerston and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,028±$248Lowest 17% below VT |
| Brookline and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,605Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Peacham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.2%±16.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Peacham School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.