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Leicester vs Salisbury vs Weston
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).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Salisbury | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026 |
1,200Highest |
685Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.8±3.8Lowest 13% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Salisbury 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% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Salisbury and Leicester 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 |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston and Salisbury 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 |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,098±$300Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
| Salisbury and Weston 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 |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±40.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.7%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.