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Dummerston vs Waitsfield vs Warren
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 kids (21.7% under 18).
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
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 | Waitsfield | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
193Lowest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
60% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Warren 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 |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
| Dummerston and Warren 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 |
$453,100±$98k 43% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Warren and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Lowest 13% above VT |
— | $1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Warren and Dummerston 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 |
$4,688 7% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 11% below VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren 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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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.