Compare towns
Dorset vs Marlboro vs Rupert
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 kids (24% under 18).
Marlboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+59.7%).
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Marlboro is a college town. 42.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Marlboro | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Highest |
1,362 |
676Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% VT: +2.8% |
+59.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
22.7±2.1Lowest 47% below VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Rupert 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% |
12%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
18.8%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
53.7% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
42.7%±4.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$77,135±$10kLowest 5% below VT |
$88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
| 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 |
$357,300±$55kLowest 13% above VT |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Lowest 15% above VT |
$1,600±$824Highest 30% above VT |
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| Marlboro and Dorset 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 |
$5,640 12% above VT |
$4,594Lowest 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.1%±43.6 VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Marlboro 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% |
7.9% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 8% below VT |
17 minLowest 26% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
26%±11.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Marlboro 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 | Marlboro School District | — |
| 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.