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Dorset vs Guildhall vs Windham
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).
Guildhall has the most affordable homes ($321k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% 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 | Guildhall | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Highest |
371Lowest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.9±7.5Highest 6% above VT |
42.6±7.8Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Dorset and Windham 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%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Guildhall 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% |
26.1%±5.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Guildhall and Windham 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% |
33.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±3.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$40k 37% above VT |
$115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
| Guildhall and Dorset 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 |
$321,200±$62kLowest about the VT average |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
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| Dorset and Guildhall 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 |
$4,625Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5 VT: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall 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% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 8% below VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Windham 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.