Compare towns
Weybridge vs Newfane vs Dover
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).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
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 | Newfane | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
1,456 |
1,466Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3Lowest 20% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
53.5±8.3 24% above VT |
| Newfane and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Newfane 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% |
46.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Weybridge and Dover 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 |
$66,719±$21k 18% below VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$284,200±$49kLowest 10% below VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above 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±$508 about the VT average |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
| Newfane and Weybridge 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 |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Newfane 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% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Dover 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | River Valleys Unified School District #73 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.