Wardsboro vs West Dummerston

A side-by-side comparison of Wardsboro and West Dummerston: population, income, housing, and more.

Wardsboro and West Dummerston are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wardsboro has the higher population (67 vs 59 in West Dummerston). Wardsboro has the higher median home value ($267,900 vs $193,000 in West Dummerston). Since 2019, West Dummerston's population has grown faster (+34.1% vs -24.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Wardsboro	West Dummerston
Population	67	59
Median age	66.9 yrs	63.9 yrs
Median household income	$91,250	—
Median home value	$267,900	$193,000
Housing units	46	37
Homeownership rate	87.2%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	59.3%
Unemployment rate	20.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wardsboro	West Dummerston
Population	89 → 67 (-24.7%)	44 → 59 (+34.1%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $91,250 (+49.0%)	$160,547 → $170,547 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$184,400 → $267,900 (+45.3%)	$169,500 → $193,000 (+13.9%)

Wardsboro

Population

8967

Median household income

$61,250$91,250

Median home value

$184,400$267,900

West Dummerston

Population

4459

Median household income

$160,547$170,547

Median home value

$169,500$193,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wardsboro	West Dummerston
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	27.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	11.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	59.7%	27.1%
75 and over	13.4%	22.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wardsboro	West Dummerston
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wardsboro	West Dummerston
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.9%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	54.2%
Graduate or professional degree	34.3%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wardsboro	West Dummerston
Drove alone	92.9%	52.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	47.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	7.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wardsboro	West Dummerston
1-unit, detached	95.7%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	29.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Wardsboro	West Dummerston
Poverty rate	3.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.72	1.59
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938