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Windham vs Warner vs Dummerston vs Chester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Chester has the most affordable homes ($233k 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 | Windham | Warner | Dummerston | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 594Lowest |
2,959 |
2,090 |
2,992Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 14% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7 17% above U.S. |
49.7±4.7Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Chester and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.8%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chester 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Chester 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 17% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$62,125±$8kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| 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 6% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
$232,900±$44kLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Windham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$960±$44Lowest 32% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 91% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,536 45% above U.S. |
$4,262Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
11.5%±12.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Windham 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 | — | — | — | #49 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | Green Mountain Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 8.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.