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Baltimore vs Salisbury vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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.

MeasureBaltimoreSalisburyWindham
People
Population
361Lowest
1,200Highest
594
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.5%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
19% above VT
50.6±6.5
17% above VT
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
Baltimore and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
16.6%±3.2
VT: 17.9%
17.5%±7.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
Windham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
30.4%±2.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
23.2%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
Salisbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
34.6%
VT: 43.8%
48.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±1.1
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
Baltimore and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
32% above VT
$99,688±$21k
23% above VT
$94,500±$12kLowest
16% above VT
Baltimore and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kLowest
31% below VT
$306,900±$51k
3% below VT
$353,900±$20kHighest
12% above VT
Windham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,443±$984
17% above VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Lowest
14% below VT
$4,842
4% below VT
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
31.9%±22.6
VT: 48.4%
41.2%±94Highest
VT: 48.4%
Windham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
4.6%
VT: 10.1%
9.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%
VT: 73.2%
88.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
82.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1967Lowest
9 yrs older than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
11% below VT
19 minLowest
20% below VT
27 minHighest
14% above VT
Work from home
9.8%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
6%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.