Compare towns
Mapleton vs Barre vs Dummerston vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Mapleton | Barre | Dummerston | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
8,412Highest |
2,090 |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% above U.S. |
42.2±6.6 8% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
45.8±5.7Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Newburgh and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mapleton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 14% above U.S. |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$76,750±$10k 5% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$210,400±$15k 37% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$244,600±$20k 26% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,093±$58 23% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$950±$219 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$5,192Highest 66% above U.S. |
$4,536 45% above U.S. |
$2,748 12% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.4%±10.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±13.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dummerston and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
17.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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U.S. 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.