Compare towns
Dummerston vs Bridgewater vs Ira
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%).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k 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 | Dummerston | Bridgewater | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
980 |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Ira 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% |
12.8%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater and Ira 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% |
40.3% VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Ira 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 |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$942±$52 24% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater 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% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.