Compare towns
Dover vs Fairlee vs Victory
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the most kids (10.2% under 18).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
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 | Dover | Fairlee | Victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,466Highest |
54 |
53Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 53.5±8.3Lowest 24% above VT |
63.5±7.6 47% above VT |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
| Victory and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
7.5%±51 VT: 17.9% |
| Dover and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37%±54.9 VT: 21.4% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
26.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dover and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,313±$7kHighest 36% below VT |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$277,500±$28kLowest 12% below VT |
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| Dover and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,057±$620Highest 14% below VT |
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| Fairlee and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,510Highest 10% below VT |
$3,750 26% below VT |
$2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
45.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
71.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
— | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairlee and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — | — |
| 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.