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Dover vs Windsor vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
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 | Windsor | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,466Lowest |
2,060Highest |
1,943 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
| Dover and Windsor 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% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Windsor 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% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Windsor 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% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex 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±$7k 36% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
| Middlesex 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 |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
| Middlesex and Windsor 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 |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dover and Windsor 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% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.