Compare towns
Dummerston vs Wells 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%).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
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 | Wells | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
1,148 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Wells 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% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Windham 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% |
24.5%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Wells 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% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wells and Dummerston 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 |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% 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 |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% 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±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,313±$282Lowest 6% above VT |
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| Dummerston and Wells 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 |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest 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 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | — |
| 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.