Compare towns
Dummerston vs Weston vs Moretown
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).
Weston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
Moretown has the most renters (15.1% 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 | Weston | Moretown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
685Lowest |
1,532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Moretown 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% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Moretown 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±$21kLowest 25% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
| Weston and Moretown 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 |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$380,800±$36k 20% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
$838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
| Dummerston and Weston 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 |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$5,506 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Dummerston 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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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.