Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 05253 (Dorset, VT)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 05253 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 05253 (Dorset, VT) is worth about $531,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 05253 are 42% above the typical value in the Bennington metro area ($375,000) and 45% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 05253 rose 5.4%, compared with +0.9% in the Bennington metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $92,159, against $73,325 in the Bennington metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 516 people live in 05253 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
05253 has the 4th-highest typical home value of the 14 ZIP codes in the Bennington metro area and the 28th-highest of 229 in Vermont with Zillow figures.
Part of: Dorset, VT · Bennington County, VT · Bennington metro area · Vermont
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.