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Newbury vs Dummerston vs Athens
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newbury has the most renters (32.2% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Athens has the most affordable homes ($240k 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 | Newbury | Dummerston | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 393Lowest |
2,090Highest |
431 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.3±14Highest 12% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
47.3±6.5 10% above VT |
| Newbury and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±9.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Newbury and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.9%±3 VT: 7% |
| Newbury and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$23k 6% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT |
| Dummerston and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$28k 13% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$240,400±$32kLowest 24% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,259±$401 about the VT average |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,125±$537Lowest 9% below VT |
| Dummerston and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,943Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$5,438Highest 8% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±25.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
43.5%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Newbury and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 29% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.3%±8.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Athens 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.