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Stratton vs Dover vs Northfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Dover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
Northfield has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
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 | Stratton | Dover | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,466 |
5,920Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
36.4±4.1 16% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$71,768±$13k 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$274,400±$21kLowest 13% below VT |
| Stratton and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,018±$207 18% below VT |
| Stratton and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,750 6% below VT |
$4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Northfield 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 | — | — | #42 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Northfield Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
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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.