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Corinth vs Proctor vs Salisbury vs Walden

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%).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
Salisbury has the most expensive homes ($307k median).
Walden has the most homeowners (93.8%).

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.

MeasureCorinthProctorSalisburyWalden
People
Population
1,539
1,586Highest
1,200
1,037Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%
VT: +2.8%
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+7.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+2.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
48.4±9.6
12% above VT
47.3±8.9Lowest
10% above VT
50.6±6.5Highest
17% above VT
48.8±3.2
13% above VT
Salisbury and Walden 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%
17.2%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
16.6%±3.2
VT: 17.9%
14.3%±3.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Proctor and Corinth 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%
23.5%±2.6
VT: 21.4%
30.4%±2.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
20.4%±2.6Lowest
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%
28%
VT: 43.8%
34.6%Highest
VT: 43.8%
26.4%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
3.9%±1.9
VT: 7%
1.6%±1.1
VT: 7%
4%±2.1Highest
VT: 7%
Walden and Proctor 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
$75,060±$12kLowest
8% below VT
$99,688±$21kHighest
23% above VT
$88,000±$15k
8% 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
$206,000±$20kLowest
35% below VT
$306,900±$51kHighest
3% below VT
$238,900±$23k
25% below VT
Salisbury and Walden 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
$1,059±$200
14% below VT
$1,443±$984Highest
17% above VT
$900±$136Lowest
27% below 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
$3,944
22% below VT
$4,842Highest
4% below VT
$3,944
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.9%±29.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
39.4%±15.6
VT: 48.4%
31.9%±22.6
VT: 48.4%
56.3%±86.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
Walden and Proctor 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%
VT: 10.1%
4.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.3%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
86.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
93.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
same as VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1967
9 yrs older than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
49% above VT
22 min
5% below VT
19 minLowest
20% below VT
26 min
10% above VT
Work from home
23%±10.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
10%±5
VT: 16.9%
6%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
21.4%±6.7
VT: 16.9%
Corinth and Walden 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 Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
High school in town — — None in town None in town
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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.