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Dorset vs Mendon vs West Windsor
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).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | Mendon | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Highest |
1,113Lowest |
1,171 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Mendon 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% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10 VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and West Windsor 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% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and West Windsor 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% |
49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Mendon 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 |
$100,524±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
$108,750±$18k 34% above VT |
| Dorset and West Windsor 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 |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$393,500±$41k 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,100±$217Lowest 11% below VT |
| Dorset and Mendon 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 |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,860 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Dorset 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% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 8% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Mendon 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 | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.