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Middlesex vs Barnard vs Dorset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most homeowners (96.7%).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Dorset has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
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 | Middlesex | Barnard | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943 |
1,211Lowest |
2,092Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8% VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
45.9±7.5Highest 6% above VT |
| Dorset and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnard and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.3% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13k 35% above VT |
$97,581±$19kLowest 20% above VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
| Dorset and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kLowest 19% above VT |
$402,600±$71k 27% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Lowest 8% above VT |
$1,372±$80 11% above VT |
$1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
| Dorset and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483 29% above VT |
$6,038Lowest 20% above VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.8% VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | None 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.