Compare towns
Huntington vs Dummerston vs Starksboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Huntington has the most renters (20% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Starksboro has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
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 | Huntington | Dummerston | Starksboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,853Lowest |
2,090Highest |
1,939 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.9Highest 10% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
| Huntington and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Starksboro and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.4%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Starksboro and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,497±$3k 16% above VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$82,188±$15kLowest about the VT average |
| Dummerston and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,300±$28kHighest 7% above VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$287,700±$42kLowest 9% below VT |
| Huntington and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$511Lowest 20% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,306±$91 6% above VT |
| Dummerston and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,570Highest 11% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.9%±14Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 35% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.