Compare towns
Dummerston vs Windsor vs Brookfield
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Windsor | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
2,060 |
1,486Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
| Brookfield 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% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Windsor 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% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookfield 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 |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
| Dummerston and Brookfield 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 |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
| Brookfield 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 |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Windsor 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% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| 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.