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Dover vs Townshend vs Westminster
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%).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,466 |
1,538Highest |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.5±8.3 24% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
| Townshend and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6 VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Westminster 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% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Dover and Westminster 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±$29k 3% below VT |
$81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average |
| Westminster and Townshend 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 |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| Dover and Westminster 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 |
$749±$315 39% below VT |
| Townshend and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,510 10% below VT |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| 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.