Compare towns
Fayston vs Waitsfield vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fayston has the most expensive homes ($502k median).
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Dummerston has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
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 | Fayston | Waitsfield | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,342 |
193Lowest |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.9±3.5 9% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.9% VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.8 VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,250±$28kHighest 36% above VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
| Fayston and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $502,400±$82kHighest 59% above VT |
$453,100±$98k 43% above VT |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
| Fayston and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,654±$274Highest 34% above VT |
— | $1,392±$126Lowest 13% above VT |
| Fayston and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,689Highest 33% above VT |
$4,688 7% below VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.3%±27.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 25% above VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 26.2%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| 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.