Compare towns
Athens vs Dover vs Montgomery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Athens has the highest household income ($68k).
Dover has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Montgomery has the most kids (15.5% under 18).
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 | Athens | Dover | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 431Lowest |
1,466Highest |
1,047 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.3±6.5Lowest 10% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
51.5±11.3 19% above VT |
| Dover and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Montgomery and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
52.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Athens and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,438±$30kHighest 16% below VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$53,289±$24k 34% below VT |
| Athens and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$32kLowest 24% below VT |
$332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$323,200±$45k about the VT average |
| Dover and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$537Highest 9% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$868±$209 30% below VT |
| Athens and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,438Highest 8% above VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$4,326Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±39 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 53% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
37 minHighest 58% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| 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.