Compare towns
Middlesex vs Salisbury vs Westminster
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%).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Salisbury | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
1,200 |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
| Salisbury and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
| 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 |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below 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 |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Salisbury and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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.