East Dorset vs Old Bennington

A side-by-side comparison of East Dorset and Old Bennington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Dorset has the higher population (297 vs 153 in Old Bennington). Since 2019, East Dorset's population has grown faster (+44.9% vs -19.9%).

Population, income & housing

	East Dorset	Old Bennington
Population	297	153
Median age	51.5 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$154,375
Median home value	—	$394,600
Housing units	192	80
Homeownership rate	92.2%	95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.8%	79.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dorset	Old Bennington
Population	205 → 297 (+44.9%)	191 → 153 (-19.9%)
Median household income	—	$125,208 → $154,375 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$270,500 → $291,700 (+7.8%)	$358,700 → $394,600 (+10.0%)

East Dorset

Population

205297

Median home value

$270,500$291,700

Old Bennington

Population

191153

Median household income

$125,208$154,375

Median home value

$358,700$394,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dorset	Old Bennington
Under 5	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	5.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.7%
25 to 34	31.3%	4.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	19.6%
45 to 54	31.6%	7.2%
55 to 64	16.5%	16.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	24.2%
75 and over	9.1%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dorset	Old Bennington
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.4%
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%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dorset	Old Bennington
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	37.0%	3.2%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	29.6%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	54.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dorset	Old Bennington
Drove alone	87.2%	46.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	5.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	39.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dorset	Old Bennington
1-unit, detached	85.4%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Dorset	Old Bennington
Poverty rate	12.8%	0.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1938	1938