Dorset vs Stamford

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

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

Stamford has the higher population (522 vs 349 in Dorset). Dorset has the higher median household income ($148,385 vs $88,750 in Stamford). Dorset has the higher median home value ($482,400 vs $263,600 in Stamford).

Population, income & housing

	Dorset	Stamford
Population	349	522
Median age	60.6 yrs	53.4 yrs
Median household income	$148,385	$88,750
Median home value	$482,400	$263,600
Housing units	321	230
Homeownership rate	97.2%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	95.6%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorset	Stamford
Population	213 → 349 (+63.8%)	465 → 522 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$87,368 → $148,385 (+69.8%)	$66,146 → $88,750 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$340,400 → $482,400 (+41.7%)	$225,000 → $263,600 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$789 → $900 (+14.1%)

Dorset

Population

213349

Median household income

$87,368$148,385

Median home value

$340,400$482,400

Stamford

Population

465522

Median household income

$66,146$88,750

Median home value

$225,000$263,600

Median gross rent

$789$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorset	Stamford
Under 5	8.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	7.7%	13.0%
18 to 24	12.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.5%
35 to 44	16.9%	7.3%
45 to 54	1.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	8.3%	20.7%
65 to 74	27.8%	19.0%
75 and over	17.5%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorset	Stamford
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dorset	Stamford
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	2.0%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	2.4%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	56.4%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	39.2%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorset	Stamford
Drove alone	36.9%	86.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	34.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.8%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorset	Stamford
1-unit, detached	94.7%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Dorset	Stamford
Poverty rate	5.4%	5.7%
Average household size	1.97	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	—	37
Median year structure built	1938	1965