Compare towns
Corinth vs Lowell vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Lowell has the most kids (30.7% under 18).
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 | Corinth | Lowell | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Highest |
1,070Lowest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+0.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below 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 | 16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest 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+ | 29.3% VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Lowell and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below 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 | $213,800±$34k 32% below VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
$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 | $3,584 29% below VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Salisbury and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.6% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lowell 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.