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Dorset vs Middlesex vs Warren
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).
Middlesex has the most affordable homes ($376k median).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Middlesex | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Highest |
1,943 |
1,585Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren 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% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Dorset 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% |
54.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Warren 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 |
$109,632±$13k 35% above VT |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% above VT |
| Dorset and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,200±$57k 80% above VT |
$376,300±$40kLowest 19% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Warren and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$1,333±$359Lowest 8% above VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Warren 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 |
$6,483Lowest 29% above VT |
$7,284 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Warren 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 8% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Dorset 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None 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.