Compare towns
Wallingford vs Dummerston vs West Rutland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallingford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
West Rutland has the most affordable homes ($196k 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 | Wallingford | Dummerston | West Rutland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,286Highest |
2,090Lowest |
2,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
47.8±5.1Highest 11% above VT |
| West Rutland and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.8%±5.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| West Rutland and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,230±$15k about the VT average |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$61,161±$27kLowest 25% below VT |
| Dummerston and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$196,400±$27kLowest 38% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $891±$95 28% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$883±$151Lowest 28% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,355 14% below VT |
$4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$3,498Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
60.1%±22.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| West Rutland and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
22 min 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.6%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and West Rutland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.