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Dorset vs Victory vs Rupert
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).
Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Rupert has the most homeowners (93.7%).
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 | Victory | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Highest |
53Lowest |
676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
57.8±9.7 34% above VT |
| Victory and Rupert 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% |
7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Rupert 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% |
26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Rupert 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 |
— | $88,229±$36kLowest 9% above VT |
| Dorset and Rupert 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 |
— | $362,500±$63kLowest 14% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296 15% above VT |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Rupert 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% |
45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 8% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Rupert 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 | — | — |
| 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.