Compare towns
Middlesex vs Salisbury vs Whiting vs Moretown
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).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Moretown has the most expensive homes ($381k median).
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 | Whiting | Moretown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
1,200 |
532Lowest |
1,532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
| Salisbury and Moretown 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% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting 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% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Middlesex 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 |
$91,250±$38kLowest 12% above VT |
$104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
| Middlesex and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$380,800±$36kHighest 20% above VT |
| Moretown and Middlesex 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 |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$838±$462Lowest 32% 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 |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$5,506 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Salisbury 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% VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Moretown 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None 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 | 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.