Compare towns
Chittenden vs Hancock vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the most people working from home (15%).
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($188k 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 | Chittenden | Hancock | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
435Lowest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Chittenden and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
| Chittenden and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Chittenden and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488 9% below VT |
$939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7 VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Salisbury and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.6% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Chittenden and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | — | 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.