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Stockbridge vs Dorset vs Barnard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most affordable homes ($284k median).
Dorset has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% 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 | Stockbridge | Dorset | Barnard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 791Lowest |
2,092Highest |
1,211 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.3±5.3Highest 28% above VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
| Stockbridge and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5 VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Stockbridge and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
55.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,109±$12kLowest 5% below VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$97,581±$19k 20% above VT |
| Dorset and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,500±$26kLowest 10% below VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$402,600±$71k 27% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$126Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,372±$80 11% above VT |
| Dorset and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,488Lowest 11% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$6,038 20% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±22 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.6%±12.2 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | None 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.