Compare towns
Bolton vs Danby vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bolton has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Bolton | Danby | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,163 |
1,133Lowest |
1,200Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 36.3±1.7Lowest 16% below VT |
52.6±4.8Highest 22% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Danby and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±4 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 6.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bolton and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,125±$17kHighest 37% above VT |
$77,321±$13kLowest 5% below VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
| Bolton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,600±$42kHighest about the VT average |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Bolton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,299±$273 5% above VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,826 4% below VT |
$4,543Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±30.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Danby and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Bolton and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.