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Baltimore vs Cavendish vs Dover

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Cavendish has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
Dover has the most people working from home (23.2%).

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.

MeasureBaltimoreCavendishDover
People
Population
361Lowest
1,242
1,466Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.8%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+60%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
51.2±10.3
19% above VT
45.2±5.9Lowest
5% above VT
53.5±8.3Highest
24% above VT
Dover and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.3%±4.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
10.2%±5.7
VT: 17.9%
Cavendish and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
23.6%±2
VT: 21.4%
29.5%±6.2Highest
VT: 21.4%
Dover and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
39.3%
VT: 43.8%
48.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
VT: 7%
4.3%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
2.5%±2.9
VT: 7%
Cavendish and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
32% above VT
$89,063±$29k
10% above VT
$52,313±$7kLowest
36% below VT
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kLowest
31% below VT
$285,100±$40k
10% below VT
$332,900±$55kHighest
5% above VT
Dover and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,000±$546Highest
19% below VT
$670±$49Lowest
46% below VT
Cavendish and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329
14% below VT
$3,948Lowest
22% below VT
$4,510Highest
10% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
28.9%±27
VT: 48.4%
38.1%±17.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
Dover and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
6.3%
VT: 10.1%
7.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
81.3%
VT: 73.2%
81.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1968Lowest
8 yrs older than VT
1984Highest
8 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
11% below VT
19 minLowest
21% below VT
22 minHighest
6% below VT
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
18.5%±6.6
VT: 16.9%
23.2%±11.1Highest
VT: 16.9%
Dover and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Green Mountain Unified School District #77 River Valleys Unified School District #73
High school in town — None in town None in town
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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.