Compare towns
Andover vs Dorset vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most renters (17.2% rent).
Dorset has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
Dummerston has the most affordable homes ($335k 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 | Andover | Dorset | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
2,092Highest |
2,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Andover and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$101,696±$21kLowest 25% above VT |
| Dorset and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Lowest 13% above VT |
$1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
| Dorset and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190 about the VT average |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 7% above VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.