Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Bennington vs Dorset vs Danby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Bennington | Dorset | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
15,249Highest |
2,092 |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44.7±2.3Lowest 4% above VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
36.9% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
| Dorset and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,133±$63 8% below VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$4,513Lowest 10% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #58 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.