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Holland vs Salisbury vs Morgan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holland has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Holland | Salisbury | Morgan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790Lowest |
1,200Highest |
827 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.8±3.9 3% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
| Salisbury and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Holland and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±4.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Holland and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,729±$16kLowest 25% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$91,250±$25k 12% above VT |
| Salisbury and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,400±$44kLowest 34% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$311,300±$66kHighest about the VT average |
| Morgan and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,330±$69 8% above VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,112±$64Lowest 10% below VT |
| Salisbury and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,463 31% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$3,426Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Holland and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 9% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 minHighest 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.3%±6 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school 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.