Compare towns
Poultney vs Dover vs Berkshire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering PoultneyEast Poultney
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Poultney has the most renters (43.3% rent).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Berkshire has the most kids (27.2% 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 | Poultney | Dover | Berkshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,033Lowest |
1,466 |
1,745Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -33.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-8.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 28.2±4.5Lowest 35% below VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
31.6±6.9 27% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±5 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Poultney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
22%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 22.1%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,536±$11k 13% below VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$71,406±$21kHighest 12% below VT |
| Berkshire and Poultney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,600±$43kLowest 38% below VT |
$332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$244,600±$26k 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $868±$113 30% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,525±$267Highest 24% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,450Lowest 32% below VT |
$4,510Highest 10% below VT |
$3,545 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.2%±12.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
57.4%±52.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Berkshire and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
77.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 33% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
32 minHighest 37% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.