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Dummerston vs Bow vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummerston has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
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 | Bow | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Lowest |
8,335Highest |
3,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
38.1±11.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Dummerston and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
27.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Underhill and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$92,267±$54kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$446,000±$24k 34% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
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| Bow and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$6,697 115% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±18.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dummerston and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Bow 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Bow School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.