Compare towns
Corinth vs Salisbury vs Sandgate
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 youngest population (median age 48.4).
Salisbury has the most expensive homes ($307k median).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
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 | Salisbury | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Highest |
1,200 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate 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% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest 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% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Lowest 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% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Sandgate 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 |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% 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±$34k 32% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510Lowest about the VT average |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
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| 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 |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Salisbury and Corinth 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% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Corinth 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 | — |
| High school 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.