Compare towns
Barre vs Dover vs Dummerston vs Moretown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Dummerston has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
Moretown has the most expensive homes ($381k 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 | Barre | Dover | Dummerston | Moretown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
1,466Lowest |
2,090 |
1,532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+5.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
| Dover and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Barre and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$104,423±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
| Moretown and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$380,800±$36kHighest 20% above VT |
| Moretown and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$838±$462 32% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192 3% above VT |
$4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$5,506Highest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 70 in VT | — | — | — |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.