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Dummerston vs Middlebury vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 31.8).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Lowest |
9,175Highest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Sutton 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 U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Sutton 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$86,169±$16kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
| Sutton 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 about the U.S. average |
$409,700±$30kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
$1,156±$113Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,868 120% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±14.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlebury 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 21% below U.S. |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.