Compare towns
Dummerston vs Rutland 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%).
Rutland has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Rutland | Barre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Lowest |
15,712Highest |
8,412 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.2% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
49±2.1Highest 14% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Rutland 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% |
15.5%±2.4 VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Rutland 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% |
26.2%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rutland 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±0.8 VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Barre and Rutland 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 |
$57,675±$8kLowest 29% below VT |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$185,500±$16kLowest 41% below VT |
$210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$995±$65Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,093±$58 11% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,657 8% below VT |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
51.6%±8.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Rutland 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% |
15.3% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
54.9% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1947 29 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 11% below VT |
16 minLowest 32% below VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.1%±2.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #51 of 70 in VT | #19 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Rutland City School District | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center |
| High school in town | None in town | Rutland Senior High School | Spaulding Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.