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Elmore vs Windham vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Elmore has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Elmore | Windham | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 964 |
594Lowest |
1,200Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45±3.5 4% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Salisbury and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,750±$24k 22% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,800±$47k about the VT average |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
| Windham and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$263Lowest about the VT average |
— | $1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,066 about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±65.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 25% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — | 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.