Compare towns
Leicester vs Wells 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 people working from home (12.7%).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
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 | Wells | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Lowest |
1,148 |
1,200Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.8±3.8Lowest 13% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Wells 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% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Wells 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% |
24.5%±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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Wells 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 |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,700±$107kHighest about the VT average |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Leicester and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,098±$300Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,822 24% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±40.4 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Leicester and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | 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.