Compare towns
Dover vs Salisbury vs Winhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k median).
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 | Dover | Salisbury | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,466Highest |
1,200 |
752Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
48.9±6.1Lowest 13% above VT |
| Dover and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Winhall and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Winhall and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Salisbury and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,094±$732 11% below VT |
| Salisbury and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Dover and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.