Compare towns
Leicester vs Burke vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leicester has the most renters (14.5% rent).
Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Leicester | Burke | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Lowest |
1,317Highest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-5.8% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.8±3.8 13% above VT |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Burke and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,417±$30kLowest 13% below VT |
$87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,700±$107k about the VT average |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
| Burke and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,098±$300 11% below VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,822Lowest 24% below VT |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±40.4 VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.6% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
25 min 8% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Burke and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | 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.