Zip lookup · VT

05253
Dorset, Vermont.

Dorset, Bennington County, VT · Bennington, VT metro · population 516

What it costs per month · 05253 $2,785/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,431 (+106%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $26,979 +5%
$503,543$530,522 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $38,784 +8%
$491,739$530,522 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 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 05253 $2,785 United States $1,922
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 05253$2,785
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 46 years.

Typical home values in zip 05253 rose 5.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Bennington County, VT 95% · Rutland County, VT 5%

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 $530,522 as of Sep 2026
+5.4%year on year

Typical home value — 05253

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 05253 $530,522 Bennington $374,597 United States $366,157
$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 05253$530,522
  • Bennington$374,597
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.0 05152 Peru 448 — $501,343
4.3 05251 Dorset 1,674 — $856,104
6.6 05739 Danby 1,294 — $351,234
6.8 05255 Manchester Center 4,108 — $592,891
7.0 05340 Bondville 745 — $670,949
9.4 05148 Londonderry 1,401 — $445,202
10.0 05761 Pawlet 1,081 — $400,321
10.3 05155 South Londonderry 735 — $559,456
10.3 05776 West Rupert 341 — $342,690
10.6 05161 Weston 676 — $545,465
10.9 05773 Wallingford 2,279 — $316,135
13.2 05252 East Arlington 455 — $338,067
13.4 05250 Arlington 3,847 — $373,916
13.5 05775 West Pawlet 649 — $276,199
13.6 05742 East Wallingford 803 — $358,306
13.9 05730 Belmont 525 — $433,184
14.6 05343 Jamaica 955 — $376,689
14.9 05774 Wells 1,102 — $349,557
15.6 05359 West Townshend 757 — $352,420
15.8 05360 West Wardsboro 512 — $550,400
17.1 05757 Middletown Springs 791 — $339,561
17.3 05758 Mount Holly 700 — $395,546
17.5 12865 Salem 3,356 — $230,463
17.9 12832 Granville 6,153 — $218,864
18.1 12873 Shushan 886 — $297,300
18.2 05149 Ludlow 2,241 — $582,342
18.5 05143 Chester 4,767 — $353,678
18.7 05355 Wardsboro 724 — $359,465
19.6 05146 Grafton 678 — $391,857
19.8 05262 Shaftsbury 2,043 — $343,306

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