Compare towns
Bridport vs Baltimore vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridport has the most people working from home (12.7%).
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k 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 | Bridport | Baltimore | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235Highest |
361Lowest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Lowest 15% above VT |
51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Baltimore and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Baltimore and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,214±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% 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 | $367,200±$35kHighest 16% above VT |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Bridport and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103Lowest 4% below VT |
— | $1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519Highest 10% above VT |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Bridport and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.8% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 15% above VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Bridport and Baltimore 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school 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.