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Weybridge vs Dover vs Richford
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 highest household income ($118k).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Richford has the most affordable homes ($177k 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 | Weybridge | Dover | Richford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
1,466 |
2,467Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3 20% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
39±3.6Lowest 10% below VT |
| Dover and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Richford and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
20.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
6.4%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Richford 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 |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$56,853±$13k 30% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$176,600±$16kLowest 44% below VT |
| Weybridge and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,160±$66 6% below VT |
| Weybridge and Richford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$3,300Lowest 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.1%±15.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Richford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
70.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Richford Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.1 |
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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.