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Dorset vs Troy vs Mount Tabor
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 people working from home (29.3%).
Troy has the most affordable homes ($188k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
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 | Troy | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Highest |
219Lowest |
304 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
| Troy 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 VT: 17.9% |
16.4%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Troy 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% |
51.1%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Troy and Mount Tabor 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% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Troy and Dorset 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 |
$91,688±$8kLowest 13% above VT |
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| Dorset and Troy 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 |
$187,500±$46kLowest 41% below VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Lowest 15% above VT |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$2,480Lowest 51% below VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Mount Tabor 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% |
13.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1970 6 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 8% below VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.7%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | — |
| High school 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.