Compare towns
Whiting vs Dummerston vs Strafford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Strafford has the most expensive homes ($431k 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 | Whiting | Dummerston | Strafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
2,090Highest |
1,372 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
51.4±4.7Highest 19% above VT |
| Strafford and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
53.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$38kLowest 12% above VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$110,833±$19kHighest 36% above VT |
| Strafford and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$431,300±$40kHighest 36% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,125±$789Lowest 9% below VT |
| Dummerston and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$7,149Highest 42% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±48 VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 7% below VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
23 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Strafford School District |
| High school in town | None 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.