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Danby vs Westminster vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Danby | Westminster | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,133Lowest |
2,999Highest |
2,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Westminster and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
| Dummerston and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543Highest 10% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Dummerston 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.