Compare towns
Dover vs Townshend 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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
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 | Townshend | Victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,466 |
1,538Highest |
53Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.5±8.3Lowest 24% above VT |
55.6±9.6 29% above VT |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
| Victory and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Townshend and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9% VT: 43.8% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dover and Townshend 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 |
$78,750±$29kHighest 3% below VT |
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| Townshend and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
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| Dover and Townshend 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 |
$1,074±$80Highest 13% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,510 10% below VT |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
$2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend 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% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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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.