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Dorset vs Morristown vs Worcester
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).
Morristown has the most renters (35% rent).
Worcester has the most affordable homes ($271k median).
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 | Morristown | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092 |
5,722Highest |
831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4% VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
47±2.7 9% above VT |
| Morristown and Worcester 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% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Morristown 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% |
40.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester and Morristown 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 |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
$73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
| Dorset and Worcester 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 |
$298,600±$48k 6% below VT |
$271,100±$27kLowest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,214±$123 about the VT average |
$1,023±$136Lowest 17% below VT |
| Dorset and Morristown 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 |
$4,838 4% below VT |
$4,421Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Morristown 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% |
9.8% VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 8% below VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
29 minHighest 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Worcester 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 | — | #35 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None in town | Peoples Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.