Compare towns
Bridport vs Panton 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).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Panton | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235Highest |
690Lowest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
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% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton 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% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Panton 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 |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury and Panton 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
| Panton 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 |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Panton 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 |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton 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% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 15% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| 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 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.