Compare towns
Dummerston vs Baltimore vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
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 | Dummerston | Baltimore | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
361Lowest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Baltimore and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Baltimore and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$99,688±$21kLowest 23% above VT |
| Baltimore and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Dummerston and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Lowest 13% above VT |
— | $1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536 10% below VT |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 11% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | 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.