Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Ripton vs Dorset vs Weston
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 housing (typical home built 1946).
Ripton has the most affordable homes ($394k median).
Dorset has the most kids (24% under 18).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Ripton | Dorset | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
508 |
2,092Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Tabor 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% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Weston and Mount Tabor 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% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
66.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$111,250±$40kLowest 37% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston and Ripton 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 |
$394,400±$61kLowest 25% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$537,700±$77k 70% above VT |
| Dorset and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
— | $1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$1,375±$729Lowest 11% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$7,076 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.