Compare towns
Windsor vs St. Albans 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 the most affordable homes ($208k median).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% 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 | Windsor | St. Albans | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
6,954Highest |
2,090Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
| Dummerston and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| St. Albans and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$263,400±$18k 17% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,150±$78 7% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans 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% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 3% below VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and St. Albans 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 | #46 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.