Compare towns
Bridport vs Milton 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).
Milton has the highest household income ($119k).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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.
| Measure | Bridport | Milton | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235 |
10,769Highest |
1,200Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
41.6±2.5Lowest 3% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Milton and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
16%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Milton 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 |
$118,977±$10kHighest 47% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
| Milton 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±$35k 16% above VT |
$372,500±$20kHighest 18% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
| Milton and Bridport 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 |
$1,536±$257Highest 24% above VT |
$1,443±$984 17% above VT |
| Milton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519 10% above VT |
$5,610Highest 11% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6 VT: 48.4% |
53.1%±20.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Milton and Bridport 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% |
3.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 15% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
14.6%±2.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Milton and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #56 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Milton School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | Milton Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.