DorsetOH
A town of 627. A typical home worth about $191K.
What makes Dorset stand out
The thing Dorset does most differently from other towns.
627 people, and everyone knows the way
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Dorset’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dorset. Another town gets a different order.
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 18% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents commute out of Dorset
Most working residents leave Dorset for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Andover (7%), Ashtabula (7%) and Andover (6%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Where working residents work
A typical Dorset home is worth about $191K
The typical Dorset home is worth about $191,000, up 10.4% in a year, 23% below the Ohio typical home.
Typical home value
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Dorset has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 90 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
10.8% of Dorset is conserved land
3.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dorset Wildlife Area | — | 1,108 |
How healthy Dorset is
Dorset beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
| What stands out | Dorset | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.7% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.4% | 8% |
| More smokers | 24.2% | 15.4% |
Dorset’s public schools outperform 58% of Ohio districts
The public schools Dorset’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Ridge School Private | 1–8 | 26 |
97% of working residents leave Dorset for work
Where Dorset’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Dorset
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Dorset is an unincorporated community in central Dorset Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44032. It lies along State Route 193. Dorset was originally named Millsford, and under the latter name was founded in 1828. The present name is after Dorset, Vermont, the native home of an early settler. John Brown Junior, son of John Brown the abolitionist, lived in Dorset from approximately 1855 to 1885.
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- Elevation
- 981 ft
- ZIP code
- 44032