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Dorset vs Bellows Falls vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dorset has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Dummerston has the most homeowners (92.9%).
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 | Dorset | Bellows Falls | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092 |
2,891Highest |
2,090Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5Highest 6% above VT |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below 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 | 24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below 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 | $569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,392±$126 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 | $7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 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 | 11.2% VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 8% below VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest 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.