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Windham vs Dummerston vs Mount Tabor vs Grafton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Grafton has the oldest population (median age 59.2).
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 | Windham | Dummerston | Mount Tabor | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 594 |
2,090Highest |
304Lowest |
666 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
59.2±4.4Highest 37% above VT |
| Grafton and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
5.9%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
34.2%±2 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
7.1%±5Highest VT: 7% |
| Grafton and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
— | $76,111±$7kLowest 6% below VT |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$343,200±$85k 8% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,288±$174Lowest 4% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$4,843 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.8%±69.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Grafton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
89.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 min 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.8%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Windham 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 | — | Athens Grafton School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.