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Dummerston vs Duxbury vs Warren

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 kids (21.7% under 18).
Duxbury has the youngest population (median age 37.5).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).

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.

MeasureDummerstonDuxburyWarren
People
Population
2,090Highest
1,548Lowest
1,585
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+5.7%
VT: +2.8%
+16%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
45.6±11.7
6% above VT
37.5±4.4Lowest
13% below VT
53.1±4.2Highest
23% above VT
Warren 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%
17.8%±3.5
VT: 17.9%
9.3%±3.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Dummerston and Duxbury 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%
13%±2.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
30.1%±4.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Warren 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%
VT: 43.8%
58.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
60%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
6.5%±3.3Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±4
VT: 7%
Duxbury and Warren 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
25% above VT
$105,208±$25kHighest
30% above VT
$86,905±$16kLowest
7% above VT
Duxbury and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$335,300±$22kLowest
6% above VT
$364,600±$27k
15% above VT
$569,300±$123kHighest
80% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,392±$126
13% above VT
$1,318±$407Lowest
7% above VT
$1,750±$394Highest
42% above VT
Warren and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,536Lowest
10% below VT
$6,564
30% above VT
$7,284Highest
45% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±32.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
21.2%±21Lowest
VT: 48.4%
32.3%±26.6
VT: 48.4%
Dummerston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.5%
VT: 10.1%
2.7%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
15.7%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
82.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971Lowest
5 yrs older than VT
1988Highest
12 yrs newer than VT
1977
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
11% below VT
23 minHighest
about the VT average
19 minLowest
21% below VT
Work from home
25.9%±10.3
VT: 16.9%
18.6%±3.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
36.2%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Warren and Dummerston 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 Harwood Unified Union School District #60 Harwood Unified Union School District #60
High school in town None in town Harwood Union Middle/High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.6
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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.