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Bloomfield 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
Bloomfield has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
Dorset has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Bloomfield | Dorset | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234Lowest |
2,092Highest |
2,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.9±12Lowest about the VT average |
45.9±7.5Highest 6% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
| Dorset and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bloomfield and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
| Dorset and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$63kLowest 40% 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 | $2,800Lowest 44% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest 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 | 2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 28% above VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest 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.