Compare towns
Brighton vs Corinth vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brighton has the most renters (48.9% rent).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Salisbury has the most expensive 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 | Brighton | Corinth | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,167Lowest |
1,539Highest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±11.6Lowest 5% above VT |
48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brighton and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.3% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Brighton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,375±$21kLowest 42% below VT |
$89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,900±$39kLowest 48% below VT |
$213,800±$34k 32% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$33Lowest 37% below VT |
$1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,360Lowest 33% below VT |
$3,584 29% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Brighton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 41% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.4%±8.1 VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Brighton School District | — | 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.