Compare towns
Brookline vs Dummerston vs Springfield
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 highest household income ($102k).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
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 | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
2,090 |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Dummerston and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Brookline 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%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
| Dummerston and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Dummerston and Brookline 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 |
$963±$100Lowest 22% 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 | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield 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% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Brookline 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 | — | — | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.3 |
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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.