Dorset vs Readsboro

A side-by-side comparison of Dorset and Readsboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Dorset and Readsboro are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dorset has the higher population (349 vs 299 in Readsboro). Dorset has the higher median household income ($148,385 vs $43,472 in Readsboro). Dorset has the higher median home value ($482,400 vs $160,400 in Readsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Dorset	Readsboro
Population	349	299
Median age	60.6 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$148,385	$43,472
Median home value	$482,400	$160,400
Median gross rent	—	$701
Housing units	321	186
Homeownership rate	97.2%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	95.6%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorset	Readsboro
Population	213 → 349 (+63.8%)	271 → 299 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$87,368 → $148,385 (+69.8%)	$29,732 → $43,472 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$340,400 → $482,400 (+41.7%)	$110,600 → $160,400 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$332 → $701 (+111.1%)

Dorset

Population

213349

Median household income

$87,368$148,385

Median home value

$340,400$482,400

Readsboro

Population

271299

Median household income

$29,732$43,472

Median home value

$110,600$160,400

Median gross rent

$332$701

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorset	Readsboro
Under 5	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	12.3%	44.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.9%	3.7%
45 to 54	1.1%	7.4%
55 to 64	8.3%	18.7%
65 to 74	27.8%	21.4%
75 and over	17.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorset	Readsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorset	Readsboro
No high school diploma	0.0%	15.6%
High school graduate	2.0%	61.7%
Some college or associate's	2.4%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	56.4%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	39.2%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorset	Readsboro
Drove alone	36.9%	99.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	34.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorset	Readsboro
1-unit, detached	94.7%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	29.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dorset	Readsboro
Poverty rate	5.4%	7.4%
Average household size	1.97	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938