Compare towns
Fletcher vs Salisbury vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has the most kids (19% under 18).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Fletcher | Salisbury | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196 |
1,200Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.7±7.3 13% above VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Salisbury and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Fletcher and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 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+ | 32.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Salisbury and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
| Fletcher and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kLowest 5% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$1,443±$984Lowest 17% above VT |
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| Fletcher and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965 about the VT average |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Fletcher and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 37% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fletcher School District | 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.