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Randolph vs Dover vs Cambridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most affordable homes ($279k median).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Cambridge has the most kids (23% 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 | Randolph | Dover | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,466Lowest |
3,767 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
37.4±1.8Lowest 13% below VT |
| Dover and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cambridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
50.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kHighest 5% below VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$72,344±$19k 11% below VT |
| Randolph and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$343,000±$38kHighest 8% above VT |
| Cambridge and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,183±$66Highest 4% below VT |
| Cambridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698 7% below VT |
$4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,910Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cambridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
6.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
70.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Randolph 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | — | #25 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Cambridge School District |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.