Compare towns
Newark vs Salisbury vs Windham vs Brighton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the most kids (22% under 18).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Brighton has the most renters (48.9% rent).
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 | Newark | Salisbury | Windham | Brighton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 727 |
1,200Highest |
594Lowest |
1,167 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -5.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
45.2±11.6 5% above VT |
| Salisbury and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
27.2%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
4.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Brighton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$47,375±$21kLowest 42% below VT |
| Salisbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$163,900±$39kLowest 48% below VT |
| Windham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$1,443±$984 17% above VT |
— | $775±$33Lowest 37% below VT |
| Newark and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771 25% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$3,360Lowest 33% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
55%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brighton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
22% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
51.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
33 min 41% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.4%±8.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Brighton School District |
| 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 | 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.