Compare towns
Dummerston vs Landgrove vs Windham
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%).
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% 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 | Landgrove | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
225Lowest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Landgrove 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% |
17.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Windham 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% |
36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove 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% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Landgrove and Dummerston 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 |
$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
| Landgrove 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 |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126 13% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Windham 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% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Windham 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 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.