Compare towns
Glover vs Salisbury vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Glover | Salisbury | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051Lowest |
1,200 |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9Lowest 12% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% 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 | 22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 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+ | 35.5% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Glover and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
| Salisbury and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% 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 | $973±$130 21% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Salisbury and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Glover 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 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.