Compare towns
Dorset vs Mount Tabor vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Unity has the most affordable homes ($276k 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 | Mount Tabor | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Highest |
304Lowest |
1,375 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -9.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5Lowest 18% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
58±4.5Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Unity and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
12%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
34.9%±7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Unity 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dorset and Mount Tabor 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 38% above U.S. |
— | $87,500±$16kLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Dorset and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,200±$57kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$276,100±$29kLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,625±$804 15% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,489Highest 140% above U.S. |
$5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$5,394 73% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dorset and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
35 min 32% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | Unity 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 |
U.S. 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.