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Chittenden vs Dorset vs Monkton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the most affordable homes ($347k median).
Dorset has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
Monkton has the highest household income ($120k).
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 | Chittenden | Dorset | Monkton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Lowest |
2,092Highest |
1,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
47.1±5.4 9% above VT |
| Chittenden and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dorset and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
50%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28kLowest 31% above VT |
$111,250±$40k 37% above VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
| Monkton and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35kLowest 10% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$379,900±$18k 20% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,301±$120 5% above VT |
| Dorset and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Lowest 6% above VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$5,887 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.