Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Castleton vs Clarendon vs Dorset
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).
Castleton has the youngest population (median age 38.3).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Castleton | Clarendon | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
4,453Highest |
2,460 |
2,092 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.5% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
38.3±4.3Lowest 11% below VT |
52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Clarendon 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% |
18.8%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Castleton 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% |
20.7%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Clarendon 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% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
19.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $73,854±$23k 9% below VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
| Dorset and Castleton 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 |
$224,800±$71k 29% below VT |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,137±$195 8% below VT |
$1,096±$305Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$3,167Lowest 37% below VT |
$3,740 26% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
67.7%±21.9 VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
19 min 17% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
6.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #39 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Mill River Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
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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.