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Dorset vs Duxbury vs Danby
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 most people working from home (29.3%).
Duxbury has the youngest population (median age 37.5).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Duxbury | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Highest |
1,548 |
1,133Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
52.6±4.8Highest 22% above VT |
| Danby and Dorset 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% |
17.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Danby and Dorset 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% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury 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 |
$105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
$77,321±$13kLowest 5% below VT |
| Dorset and Duxbury 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 |
$364,600±$27k 15% above VT |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,318±$407 7% above VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
| Dorset and Duxbury 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 |
$6,564 30% above VT |
$4,543Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 8% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Duxbury 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | None in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.