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Dorset vs Fairlee 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 expensive homes ($569k median).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
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 | Fairlee | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Highest |
54Lowest |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
| Fairlee and Danby 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% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Danby 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% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Danby 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 |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$77,321±$13k 5% 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 | $569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$277,500±$28k 12% below VT |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,057±$620 14% below VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
| Dorset and Fairlee 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 |
$3,750Lowest 26% below VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5 VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee 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% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 8% below VT |
— | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Fairlee 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 | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| 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.