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Windham vs Dover vs Baltimore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
Dover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k 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 | Windham | Dover | Baltimore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
1,466Highest |
361Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
51.2±10.3 19% above VT |
| Dover and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Dover and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
| Baltimore and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
| Windham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $670±$49 46% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — |
| High school 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.