Compare towns
Dummerston vs Westminster vs Bellows Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummerston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% 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 | Westminster | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Lowest |
2,999Highest |
2,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1% VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
| Westminster and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Dummerston 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% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Westminster 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 |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,038±$109 16% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,448 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 11% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.