Compare towns
Alburgh vs Salisbury vs Holland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alburgh has the most people working from home (8.5%).
Salisbury has the highest household income ($100k).
Holland has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Alburgh | Salisbury | Holland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 486Lowest |
1,200Highest |
790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 32.9±7.3Lowest 24% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
41.8±3.9 3% below VT |
| Salisbury and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Holland and Alburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.5%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
6.8%±4.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Holland and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,000±$37kLowest 26% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$60,729±$16k 25% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,900±$38kLowest 40% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
$209,400±$44k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,721±$250Highest 39% above VT |
$1,443±$984 17% above VT |
$1,330±$69Lowest 8% above VT |
| Alburgh and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,931Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$3,463 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±29.2 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Holland and Alburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
26 min 9% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.5%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
6.3%±6 VT: 16.9% |
| Alburgh and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.