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Baltimore 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
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Dorset has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
Dummerston has the most homeowners (92.9%).
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 | Baltimore | Dorset | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
2,092Highest |
2,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Baltimore and Dorset 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% |
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+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Dorset 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% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16k 32% above VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$101,696±$21kLowest 25% above VT |
| Dorset and Baltimore 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 |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,392±$126Lowest 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 | $4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Dummerston 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% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
22 minHighest 8% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Dummerston 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.