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Dorset vs Warren 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 kids (24% under 18).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Mount Tabor has the most affordable homes ($421k 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 | Warren | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092Highest |
1,585 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Warren 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Warren 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% |
60% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Warren 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 |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% above VT |
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| Dorset and Warren 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 |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$420,500±$76kLowest 33% 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±$296Lowest 15% above VT |
$1,750±$394 42% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Warren 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 |
$7,284 45% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 8% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.