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Mount Tabor vs Woodford 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 housing (typical home built 1946).
Woodford has the most affordable homes ($275k median).
Dorset has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Woodford | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304 |
282Lowest |
2,092Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
61.8±4.9Highest 43% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
| Woodford 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%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
9.6%±11.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
35.1%±7.9 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Woodford 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% |
32%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Woodford and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $81,250±$20kLowest about the VT average |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
| Dorset and Woodford 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 |
$275,000±$67kLowest 13% below VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
— | $1,420±$296Lowest 15% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$3,075Lowest 39% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
— | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
95.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 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 |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.6%±11.6 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.