Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Brookline vs Dummerston vs Danby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Brookline has the most renters (15.1% rent).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Mount Tabor | Brookline | Dummerston | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
531 |
2,090Highest |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$77,321±$13kLowest 5% below VT |
| Dummerston and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,732±$232 40% above VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.