Compare towns
Dummerston vs Wardsboro vs Windham
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%).
Wardsboro has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% 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 | Wardsboro | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
820 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
51.6±7.3Highest 20% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Wardsboro 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% |
18.8%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Wardsboro 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% |
27.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Wardsboro 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% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dummerston and Wardsboro 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 |
$62,000±$6kLowest 24% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$299,300±$47kLowest 5% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Dummerston 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 |
$1,479±$224Highest 20% above VT |
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| Wardsboro and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536 10% below VT |
$4,345Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
54.5%±58Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Wardsboro 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.4% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Windham 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 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — |
| 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.