Compare towns
Dummerston vs Brookfield vs Jay
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Brookfield has the most renters (12.1% rent).
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
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 | Brookfield | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
1,486 |
471Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
47±5.9 9% above VT |
52.1±10.5Highest 21% above VT |
| Jay and Brookfield 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% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Brookfield 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% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield 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% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Jay 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 |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$74,792±$25kLowest 8% below VT |
| Dummerston and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
| Brookfield and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
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| Dummerston and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536 10% below VT |
$4,560Highest 10% below VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Jay 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% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
37 min 55% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.