Compare towns
Dummerston vs Fayston vs Waitsfield
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 affordable homes ($335k median).
Fayston has the most expensive homes ($502k median).
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
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 | Fayston | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
1,342 |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
46.9±3.5 9% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.3%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Fayston 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%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.9% VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.8 VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Fayston 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 |
$110,250±$28kHighest 36% above VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
| Fayston 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 |
$502,400±$82kHighest 59% above VT |
$453,100±$98k 43% above VT |
| Fayston and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Lowest 13% above VT |
$1,654±$274Highest 34% above VT |
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| Fayston 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 |
$6,689Highest 33% above VT |
$4,688 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.3%±27.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 11% below VT |
29 minHighest 25% above VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Fayston 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 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.