Compare towns
Summit vs Dorset vs Black Brook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Summit has the most affordable homes ($150k median).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
Black Brook has the most renters (11.9% rent).
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 | Summit | Dorset | Black Brook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 976Lowest |
2,092Highest |
1,315 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.7±7.3 43% above U.S. |
45.9±7.5Lowest 18% above U.S. |
56.5±5.8Highest 45% above U.S. |
| Black Brook and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dorset and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.7%±8.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
36%±5.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Summit and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
72.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Black Brook and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,375±$26k 8% below U.S. |
$111,250±$40kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$67,852±$20kLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Dorset and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$29kLowest 55% below U.S. |
$569,200±$57kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$202,200±$48k 39% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,420±$296Highest about the U.S. average |
$783±$461Lowest 45% below U.S. |
| Dorset and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,230Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$7,489Highest 140% above U.S. |
$3,633 16% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
74.4%±22.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±32 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dorset and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
32 min 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.3%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
29.3%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.