Compare towns
Dummerston vs Berlin vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Berlin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% 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 | Dummerston | Berlin | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Lowest |
2,880 |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
| Berlin and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Berlin and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
$57,980±$7kLowest 29% below VT |
| Dummerston and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$273,600±$31k 14% below VT |
$263,400±$18kLowest 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$1,150±$78Lowest 7% below VT |
| Dummerston and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
$4,436 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
23 minHighest 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and St. Albans 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 | — | #16 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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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.