Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Salisbury vs Windham vs Dorset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Salisbury | Windham | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,200 |
594 |
2,092Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
| Dorset and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,443±$984 17% above VT |
— | $1,420±$296Lowest 15% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school 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.