Zip lookup · VT

05251
Dorset, Vermont.

Dorset, Bennington County, VT · Bennington, VT metro · population 1,674

What it costs per month · 05251 $4,493/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$2,518 (+127%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $29,296 +4%
$826,808$856,104 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $106,886 +14%
$749,217$856,104 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 05251 $4,493 United States $1,922
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 05251$4,493
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 26 years.

Typical home values in zip 05251 rose 3.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Bennington County, VT 100% · Rutland County, VT 0%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Dorset, VT — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $856,104 as of Sep 2026
+3.5%year on year

Typical home value — 05251

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 05251 $856,104 Bennington $374,597 United States $366,157
$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 05251$856,104
  • Bennington$374,597
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.3 05253 East Dorset 516 — $530,522
6.2 05776 West Rupert 341 — $342,690
6.3 05739 Danby 1,294 — $351,234
6.6 05255 Manchester Center 4,108 — $592,891
6.8 05761 Pawlet 1,081 — $400,321
8.2 05152 Peru 448 — $501,343
9.7 05775 West Pawlet 649 — $276,199
10.1 05340 Bondville 745 — $670,949
11.2 05250 Arlington 3,847 — $373,916
11.7 05773 Wallingford 2,279 — $316,135
12.3 05774 Wells 1,102 — $349,557
13.5 12865 Salem 3,356 — $230,463
13.5 05252 East Arlington 455 — $338,067
13.7 05148 Londonderry 1,401 — $445,202
13.9 12832 Granville 6,153 — $218,864
14.3 05155 South Londonderry 735 — $559,456
14.4 05161 Weston 676 — $545,465
15.0 12873 Shushan 886 — $297,300
15.0 05742 East Wallingford 803 — $358,306
15.4 05757 Middletown Springs 791 — $339,561
16.6 05730 Belmont 525 — $433,184
16.8 12849 Middle Granville 371 — $269,291
17.3 12823 Cossayuna 597 — $316,053
17.3 12838 Hartford 734 — $225,070
17.6 05360 West Wardsboro 512 — $550,400
18.2 05343 Jamaica 955 — $376,689
19.2 12809 Argyle 3,669 — $275,760
19.3 05764 Poultney 3,106 — $285,162
19.4 12837 Hampton 1,021 — $220,928
19.6 05262 Shaftsbury 2,043 — $343,306

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.