Compare towns
Dorset vs Enosburgh vs Swanton
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%).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Swanton has the most renters (35.2% rent).
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 | Enosburgh | Swanton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Lowest |
2,804Highest |
2,670 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5Highest 6% above VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
37.8±4.7Lowest 12% below VT |
| Dorset and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±5.5 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.3%±8.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Dorset and Swanton 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% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
20.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh 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 |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$66,607±$27k 18% below VT |
| Dorset and Swanton 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 |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$229,000±$15k 28% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,238±$103 about the VT average |
| Dorset and Swanton 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 |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,370 13% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
36.1%±21.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
20.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
64.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1952Lowest 24 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 8% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
21 minLowest 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
7.4%±4.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.