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Belvidere vs Dorset vs Montgomery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
Montgomery has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
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 | Belvidere | Dorset | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
2,092Highest |
1,047 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
51.5±11.3Highest 19% above VT |
| Montgomery and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
52.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18k about the VT average |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
| Dorset and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,200±$51kLowest 24% below VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$323,200±$45k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$868±$209Lowest 30% below VT |
| Belvidere and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$4,326 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5 VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
37 min 58% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Montgomery 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 | 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.