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Mount Tabor vs Marshfield 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).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
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 | Mount Tabor | Marshfield | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,863 |
2,092Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Dorset 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% |
24.2%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Dorset 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% |
17.8%±2.1Lowest 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+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
38.5% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$214,100±$37kLowest 32% below VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,317±$126Lowest 7% above VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
9.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
29 min 23% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school 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.