Compare towns
Middlebury vs Salisbury vs Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 31.8).
Salisbury has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Salisbury | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
1,200 |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
| Salisbury and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
43.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
| Andover and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
| Middlebury and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,389±$364 13% above VT |
| Salisbury and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,190 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Middlebury 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 | #17 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.