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Dummerston vs Surry vs West Windsor

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%).
Surry has the youngest population (median age 44.7).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).

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.

MeasureDummerstonSurryWest Windsor
People
Population
2,090Highest
1,052Lowest
1,171
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+12%
U.S.: +7.4%
+22.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.6±11.7
17% above U.S.
44.7±5.1Lowest
15% above U.S.
54±5.9Highest
39% above U.S.
West Windsor 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%
20.8%±6.2
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±10Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Dummerston and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.3%±3
U.S.: 17.2%
23.3%±7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
West Windsor 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
31.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.6%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Surry and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$101,696±$21kLowest
26% above U.S.
$110,125±$25kHighest
36% above U.S.
$108,750±$18k
35% above U.S.
Surry and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$335,300±$22k
about the U.S. average
$331,400±$23kLowest
about the U.S. average
$393,500±$41kHighest
18% above U.S.
West Windsor and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,392±$126
about the U.S. average
$1,955±$374Highest
38% above U.S.
$1,100±$217Lowest
22% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,536Lowest
45% above U.S.
$6,384Highest
105% above U.S.
$5,860
88% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±32.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±74.3
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dummerston and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
91.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
97.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
22 min
17% below U.S.
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
Work from home
25.9%±10.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16%±7.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.1%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Dummerston and West Windsor 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 — Mount Ascutney School District #86
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.