Compare towns
Dummerston vs Brookline vs Braintree
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 highest household income ($102k).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
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 | Brookline | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
531Lowest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Braintree 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% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Brookline 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% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Braintree 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 |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$79,803±$5kLowest about the VT average |
| Dummerston and Brookline 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 |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Dummerston and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Brookline and Dummerston 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 |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline 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% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Brookline 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 | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school 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.