Compare towns
Dummerston vs Mount Tabor 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 people working from home (25.9%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Waitsfield has the most renters (20.1% 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 | Mount Tabor | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
304Lowest |
1,918 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44.3±5.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.8%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Waitsfield and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Waitsfield 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% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
63.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.8%±3Highest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Mount Tabor 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 |
— | $84,375±$34kLowest 4% above VT |
| Dummerston and Waitsfield 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 |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$422,400±$92kHighest 33% above VT |
| Waitsfield and Mount Tabor 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 |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,200±$821Lowest about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$6,208Highest 23% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.4%±30.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield 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% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±6.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Waitsfield 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 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.