Compare towns
Corinth vs Plainfield vs Salisbury vs Wells
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%).
Plainfield has the most renters (19.1% rent).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Wells has the most homeowners (93.4%).
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 | Plainfield | Salisbury | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,539Highest |
1,314 |
1,200 |
1,148Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells and Salisbury 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% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest 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% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 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% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Wells and Plainfield 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 |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$75,417±$11k 7% below 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 |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$243,000±$42k 23% below VT |
| Plainfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Salisbury and Wells 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 |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.