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Dummer vs Windsor vs Stark

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 highest household income ($91k).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Stark has the most people working from home (13.9%).

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.

MeasureDummerWindsorStark
People
Population
299Lowest
3,554Highest
419
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-14%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.6±6.4
38% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
58.8±3.6Highest
51% above U.S.
Stark and Dummer 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%
19.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.1%±6.9Lowest
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%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.2%±3.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Stark 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%
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
17.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Stark and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,250±$21kHighest
13% above U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$71,750±$23k
11% below U.S.
Dummer and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,200±$51kHighest
27% below U.S.
$207,500±$31k
38% below U.S.
$197,700±$34kLowest
41% below U.S.
Dummer and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,026±$89
27% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,898
7% below U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$2,636Lowest
15% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Stark 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%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
Work from home
6.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
13.9%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Stark and Windsor 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 —
School district — — Stark School District
High school in town — — None in town
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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.