Compare towns
Andover vs Ludlow vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Ludlow has the most renters (28.1% rent).
Salisbury has the most kids (16.6% 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 | Andover | Ludlow | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,990Highest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
52.2±6.2Highest 21% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Ludlow and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±6 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Ludlow and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3% VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ludlow and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
| Andover and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
$370,200±$46k 17% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
| Andover and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364 13% above VT |
$1,112±$151Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190Highest about the VT average |
$4,890 about the VT average |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 7% above VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.