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Windham vs Sharon vs Dummerston
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 youngest population (median age 44.2).
Sharon has the most renters (20.3% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Sharon | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,577 |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±7.7Highest 6% above VT |
45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Sharon 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% |
25.1%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
| Sharon and Dummerston 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% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Sharon and Dummerston 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 |
$84,375±$17kLowest 4% above VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above 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±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
| Windham and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,386±$155Lowest 12% above VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Dummerston and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest 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 | — | Sharon School District | 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.