Compare towns
Danby vs Dorset vs Mount Tabor vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danby has the most renters (10.7% rent).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k 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 | Danby | Dorset | Mount Tabor | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,133 |
2,092Highest |
304Lowest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5% VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Wells and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
— | $75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| Dorset and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543 10% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
46 min 94% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| 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 | 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.