Compare towns
Middlesex vs Braintree vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k 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 | Middlesex | Braintree | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
1,026Lowest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Braintree and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$79,803±$5kLowest about the VT average |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
| Middlesex and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Middlesex and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Braintree and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None 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.