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Baltimore vs Dover vs Worcester
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 highest household income ($108k).
Dover has the most expensive homes ($333k median).
Worcester has the most kids (12.8% 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 | Baltimore | Dover | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
1,466Highest |
831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3 19% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
47±2.7Lowest 9% 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% |
10.2%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Worcester 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% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester 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 |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
| Baltimore and Worcester 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 |
$332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$271,100±$27k 14% below VT |
| Dover and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,023±$136Highest 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,510Highest 10% below VT |
$4,421 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dover and Baltimore 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% |
7.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
29 minHighest 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Worcester and Dover 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.