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Plymouth vs Dover vs Weybridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plymouth has the most renters (22% rent).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Plymouth | Dover | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 533Lowest |
1,466Highest |
781 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.2±9.6 21% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
51.6±3Lowest 20% above VT |
| Dover and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.6%±10.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Plymouth and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Plymouth and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,614±$8k 8% above VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,900±$21k 7% above VT |
$332,900±$55kLowest 5% above VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,299±$171Highest 5% above VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
| Plymouth and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,585 11% above VT |
$4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±53Lowest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 4% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 16%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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.