Compare towns
Corinth vs Westminster 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).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Westminster | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539 |
2,999Highest |
1,200Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Westminster and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Westminster 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% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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 |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% 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±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
| Salisbury and Westminster 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 |
$916±$126Lowest 26% 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 |
$4,063 19% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Corinth 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.