Compare towns
Fayston vs Mount Tabor vs Dorset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fayston has the most renters (13% rent).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Dorset has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Fayston | Mount Tabor | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,342 |
304Lowest |
2,092Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.9±3.5 9% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Fayston and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,250±$28kLowest 36% above VT |
— | $111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
| Dorset and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $502,400±$82k 59% above VT |
$420,500±$76kLowest 33% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Dorset and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,654±$274 34% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,420±$296Lowest 15% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,689 33% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.3%±27.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 25% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 26.2%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.