Compare towns
Weybridge vs Dorset vs Strafford
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 shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Weybridge | Dorset | Strafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
2,092Highest |
1,372 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
51.4±4.7 19% above VT |
| Weybridge and Strafford 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% |
23%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Strafford 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% |
22.1%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
53.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Strafford and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$111,250±$40k 37% above VT |
$110,833±$19kLowest 36% 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 |
$431,300±$40k 36% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,227±$508 about the VT average |
$1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,125±$789Lowest 9% below 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 |
$7,149 42% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±48Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
23 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Strafford School District |
| 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.