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Westminster vs Dummerston vs Wheelock
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 renters (11.8% rent).
Dummerston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Westminster | Dummerston | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999Highest |
2,090 |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
| Westminster and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.3% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,063 19% below VT |
$4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Dummerston 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 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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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.