Compare towns
Westminster vs Dummerston vs Mendon vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Westminster | Dummerston | Mendon | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 497Lowest |
2,090Highest |
1,113 |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Mendon and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Dummerston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,600±$39kLowest about the VT average |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
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| Dummerston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #53 of 70 in VT | — | — | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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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.