Compare towns
Bridport vs Mendon 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 renters (17.9% rent).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Salisbury has the most affordable homes ($307k 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 | Bridport | Mendon | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235Highest |
1,113Lowest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Lowest 15% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Mendon 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% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon 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 |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
| Mendon 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 |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
| Bridport and Mendon 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 |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Mendon 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 |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% 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 |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Bridport 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.