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Monkton vs Dummerston vs Croydon

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Monkton has the highest household income ($120k).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Croydon has the most renters (13.4% rent).

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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.

MeasureMonktonDummerstonCroydon
People
Population
1,999
2,090Highest
798Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.1±5.4Highest
21% above U.S.
45.6±11.7
17% above U.S.
43±9.1Lowest
11% above U.S.
Monkton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.1%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.7%±6Highest
U.S.: 22%
19%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
Dummerston and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±3
U.S.: 17.2%
27.4%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Croydon and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
50%
U.S.: 35.7%
58.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Croydon and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$119,688±$28kHighest
48% above U.S.
$101,696±$21k
26% above U.S.
$98,333±$21kLowest
22% above U.S.
Monkton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$379,900±$18kHighest
14% above U.S.
$335,300±$22k
about the U.S. average
$317,300±$33kLowest
5% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,301±$120
8% below U.S.
$1,392±$126Highest
about the U.S. average
$991±$336Lowest
30% below U.S.
Dummerston and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,887Highest
89% above U.S.
$4,536
45% above U.S.
$3,806Lowest
22% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
62.1%±64Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.1%±32.2
U.S.: 51.1%
7.1%±75.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Monkton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
86.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
26.7%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.9%±10.3
U.S.: 15.1%
5.3%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Monkton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 Croydon School District
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.