Compare towns
Alburgh vs Salisbury vs North Troy
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 youngest population (median age 32.9).
Salisbury has the highest household income ($100k).
North Troy has the most people working from home (17.6%).
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 | North Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 486Lowest |
1,200Highest |
506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 32.9±7.3Lowest 24% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
34.1±4.4 21% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31.6%±9.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| North Troy 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% |
16%±6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
16.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
2.6%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
| North Troy 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±$37k 26% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$50,417±$5kLowest 38% below VT |
| Salisbury and Alburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,900±$38k 40% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
$121,100±$20kLowest 62% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,721±$250Highest 39% above VT |
$1,443±$984 17% above VT |
$597±$179Lowest 52% below VT |
| Alburgh and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,931 42% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$2,641Lowest 48% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±29.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Alburgh and North Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
63.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1957Lowest 19 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 53% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
50 minHighest 113% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.5%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±8.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| North Troy and Alburgh 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.