Dorset vs Stratton Mountain

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

Dorset and Stratton Mountain 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 97 in Stratton Mountain). Stratton Mountain has the higher median household income ($174,722 vs $148,385 in Dorset). Stratton Mountain has the higher median home value ($1,045,500 vs $482,400 in Dorset).

Population, income & housing

	Dorset	Stratton Mountain
Population	349	97
Median age	60.6 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$148,385	$174,722
Median home value	$482,400	$1,045,500
Housing units	321	1,663
Homeownership rate	97.2%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	95.6%	88.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dorset	Stratton Mountain
Population	213 → 349 (+63.8%)	29 → 97 (+234.5%)
Median household income	$87,368 → $148,385 (+69.8%)	$179,375 → $174,722 (-2.6%)
Median home value	$340,400 → $482,400 (+41.7%)	$987,500 → $1,045,500 (+5.9%)

Dorset

Population

213349

Median household income

$87,368$148,385

Median home value

$340,400$482,400

Stratton Mountain

Population

2997

Median household income

$179,375$174,722

Median home value

$987,500$1,045,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dorset	Stratton Mountain
Under 5	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.7%	35.1%
18 to 24	12.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.9%	3.1%
45 to 54	1.1%	44.3%
55 to 64	8.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	27.8%	9.3%
75 and over	17.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dorset	Stratton Mountain
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	Stratton Mountain
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	2.0%	6.3%
Some college or associate's	2.4%	4.8%
Bachelor's degree	56.4%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	39.2%	71.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dorset	Stratton Mountain
Drove alone	36.9%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	34.2%	54.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.8%	45.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dorset	Stratton Mountain
1-unit, detached	94.7%	20.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	24.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	18.4%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Dorset	Stratton Mountain
Poverty rate	5.4%	0.0%
Average household size	1.97	2.69
Median year structure built	1938	1987