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Dorset vs Highgate vs Rupert vs Mount Tabor
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%).
Highgate has the most affordable homes ($281k median).
Rupert has the most homeowners (93.7%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
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 | Highgate | Rupert | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,092 |
3,528Highest |
676 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Highgate 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% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert 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% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Highgate 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 |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
$88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
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| Dorset and Rupert 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 |
$280,500±$21kLowest 11% below VT |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 8% below VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.