Compare towns
Corinth vs Middlebury 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 affordable homes ($214k median).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 31.8).
Salisbury has the highest household income ($100k).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539 |
9,175Highest |
1,200Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% 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%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Corinth and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% 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 | $213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% 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 | $3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Salisbury 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% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.