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Dover vs Starksboro vs Stratton
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 oldest population (median age 53.5).
Starksboro has the most affordable homes ($288k median).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Starksboro | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,466 |
1,939Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
38.2±4.8 11% below VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.4%±2 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3% VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Starksboro and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$82,188±$15k about the VT average |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Stratton and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$287,700±$42kLowest 9% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Stratton and Dover 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 |
$1,306±$91Highest 6% above VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
| Starksboro and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$4,750Highest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dover and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1% VT: 73.2% |
91.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Starksboro 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 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.