Compare towns
Cavendish vs Dover vs Mount Tabor vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cavendish has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
Dover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Ludlow has the most renters (28.1% rent).
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 | Cavendish | Dover | Mount Tabor | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,242 |
1,466 |
304Lowest |
1,990Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +10.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.9Lowest 5% above VT |
53.5±8.3 24% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
52.2±6.2 21% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Cavendish and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Ludlow and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,063±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
— | $54,885±$14k 32% below VT |
| Cavendish and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$40kLowest 10% below VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$370,200±$46k 17% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$546 19% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,112±$151 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,890 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±27 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 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 |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.