Compare towns
Rome vs Dummerston vs Mount Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Dummerston has the highest household income ($102k).
Mount Vernon has the most affordable homes ($264k 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 | Rome | Dummerston | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,215Lowest |
2,090Highest |
1,716 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.3±9.2Highest 24% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Lowest 17% above U.S. |
47.1±6.2 21% above U.S. |
| Rome and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±6.3 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±9.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Vernon and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rome and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$25k 4% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$74,395±$6kLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,300±$36k about the U.S. average |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$264,200±$23kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$56 19% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$893±$168Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,829Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$2,832 9% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±59.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rome and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.3%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Dummerston 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 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.