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Dorset vs Dover vs Montgomery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dorset has the highest household income ($111k).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Montgomery has the most affordable homes ($323k 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 | Dorset | Dover | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Highest |
1,466 |
1,047Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
51.5±11.3 19% above VT |
| Dover and Montgomery 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% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Montgomery 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% |
29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Dover 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% |
48.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$53,289±$24k 34% below VT |
| Dorset and Montgomery 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 |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$323,200±$45kLowest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$868±$209 30% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$4,326Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Dorset 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% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 8% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
37 minHighest 58% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Dover 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 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | None 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.