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Hancock vs Salisbury vs Williston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($188k median).
Salisbury has the most homeowners (88.7%).
Williston has the most people working from home (22.3%).
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 | Hancock | Salisbury | Williston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,200 |
10,144Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
45.4±4.5 5% above VT |
| Salisbury and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Williston and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Williston and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
| Williston and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,443±$984 17% above VT |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
| Williston and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$5,592Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Williston and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
20 min 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Williston and Hancock 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 | — | — | #11 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| 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.