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Weybridge vs Dorset

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weybridge has the most affordable homes ($420k 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.

MeasureWeybridgeDorset
People
Population
781Lowest
2,092Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
51.6±3Highest
20% above VT
45.9±7.5Lowest
6% above VT
Weybridge and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19%±3.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
24%±5.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
Dorset and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.2%±2.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
21.9%±4.5Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Weybridge and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
72.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.6
VT: 7%
2.8%±2.1
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$118,083±$18kHighest
45% above VT
$111,250±$40kLowest
37% above VT
Weybridge and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$419,900±$35kLowest
33% above VT
$569,200±$57kHighest
80% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,227±$508Lowest
about the VT average
$1,420±$296Highest
15% above VT
Dorset and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,117Lowest
21% above VT
$7,489Highest
49% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
65.4%±30.7Lowest
VT: 48.4%
74.4%±22.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
Dorset and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
11.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
90.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
same as VT
1972Lowest
4 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
18 minLowest
24% below VT
22 minHighest
8% below VT
Work from home
15%±4.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
29.3%±7.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
High school in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.