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Dummer vs North Bennington vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the most homeowners (94.2%).
North Bennington has the most people working from home (17.3%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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 | Dummer | North Bennington | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
1,336 |
2,060Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
43.9±10Lowest 13% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
| Dummer and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.9%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| North Bennington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
21.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$68,571±$10k 15% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Dummer and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51k 27% below U.S. |
$313,000±$40kHighest 6% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| North Bennington and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,447±$278Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$5,590Highest 79% above U.S. |
$4,878 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.7%±26.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Bennington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
61.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1957 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 5% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 33% below U.S. |
22 min 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.3%±7.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| North Bennington and Dummer 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 | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
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U.S. 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.