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Mount Tabor vs Salisbury vs Winhall

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).
Winhall has the most people working from home (18.4%).

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.

MeasureMount TaborSalisburyWinhall
People
Population
304Lowest
1,200Highest
752
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.5%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+53.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
50.6±6.5
17% above VT
48.9±6.1Lowest
13% 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%±6.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
Winhall and Salisbury 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%
20.6%±5.3Lowest
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%
67.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
1.6%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
3.1%±4Highest
VT: 7%
Winhall 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±$21kHighest
23% above VT
$95,500±$23kLowest
18% above VT
Salisbury and Winhall 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
$471,800±$55kHighest
49% above VT
Winhall and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
$1,443±$984
17% above VT
$1,094±$732Lowest
11% below 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
$6,567Highest
30% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
31.9%±22.6
VT: 48.4%
37.5%±38.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
Winhall and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%Highest
VT: 10.1%
4.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
5.3%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
80.5%Lowest
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
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
94% above VT
19 minLowest
20% below VT
27 min
13% above VT
Work from home
10.4%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
6%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
18.4%±9Highest
VT: 16.9%
Winhall and Mount Tabor 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 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.