Compare towns
Middlesex vs Dummerston vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Duxbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Middlesex | Dummerston | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943 |
2,090Highest |
1,548Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
| Dummerston and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$101,696±$21kLowest 25% above VT |
$105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
| Middlesex and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
$364,600±$27k 15% above VT |
| Middlesex and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,318±$407Lowest 7% above VT |
| Dummerston and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483 29% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21 VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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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.