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Windsor vs Westminster vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Dummerston has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Windsor | Westminster | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Lowest |
2,999Highest |
2,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
| Westminster and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 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 | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #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.