Compare towns
Dummerston vs Randolph vs Barre
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%).
Randolph has the youngest population (median age 40.4).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% 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 | Randolph | Barre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Lowest |
4,843 |
8,412Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
| Dummerston and Barre 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%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Randolph 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 VT: 43.8% |
40.8% VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
| Dummerston and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
| Dummerston and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
| Dummerston and Randolph 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 |
$4,698 7% below VT |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph 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% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 11% below VT |
21 min 12% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Randolph 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | #19 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | Spaulding Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4Lowest |
10.7Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.