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Richmond vs Dummerston vs Dorset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Richmond has the most renters (21.2% rent).
Dummerston has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Dorset has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
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 | Richmond | Dummerston | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,159Highest |
2,090Lowest |
2,092 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.7±5.6Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
45.9±7.5Highest 6% above VT |
| Dorset and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.1% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,235±$24k 33% above VT |
$101,696±$21kLowest 25% above VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
| Dorset and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,200±$39k 37% above VT |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,392±$126Lowest 13% above VT |
$1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
| Dorset and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868 36% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.5%±15.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±6.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Dummerston 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 | #5 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | None 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.