Compare towns
Barnet 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
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Salisbury has the highest household income ($100k).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
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 | Barnet | Salisbury | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61Lowest |
1,200Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Barnet and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Salisbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Salisbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,200±$38kLowest 36% 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 | $2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 31.9%±22.6Lowest 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 | 47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Windham 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.