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Woodstock vs Dummerston vs Bennington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woodstock has the most expensive homes ($582k median).
Dummerston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Bennington has the most affordable homes ($213k 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 | Woodstock | Dummerston | Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,027 |
2,090Lowest |
15,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56±3.6Highest 30% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
44.7±2.3Lowest 4% above VT |
| Woodstock and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.7%±5.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Woodstock and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.9% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,938±$29kHighest 49% above VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
| Woodstock and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $582,000±$84kHighest 84% above VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,430±$346Highest 16% above VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,133±$63Lowest 8% below VT |
| Woodstock and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,449Highest 88% above VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$4,513Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±17.3 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1961 15 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 7% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
| Work from home | 32.8%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Woodstock 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 | #10 of 70 in VT | — | #58 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | Woodstock Union Middle/High School | None in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
— | 14.7Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.