Compare towns
Elmore vs Windham vs Dummerston vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Elmore has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Elmore | Windham | Dummerston | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 964 |
594Lowest |
2,090Highest |
1,486 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45±3.5 4% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±11.7 6% 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 | 23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8% VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,750±$24k 22% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
| Dummerston and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,800±$47kLowest about the VT average |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
| Windham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$263 about the VT average |
— | $1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
| Dummerston and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,066 about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±65.8 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 25% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 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 | ||||
| School district | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.