Compare towns
Pittsfield vs Salisbury vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the most renters (23.8% rent).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Stockbridge has the most affordable homes ($284k 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 | Pittsfield | Salisbury | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 391Lowest |
1,200Highest |
791 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
50.6±6.5Lowest 17% above VT |
55.3±5.3Highest 28% above VT |
| Stockbridge and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Pittsfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
| Salisbury and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,300±$73kHighest about the VT average |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$283,500±$26kLowest 10% below VT |
| Pittsfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,140±$126 8% below VT |
| Salisbury and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,181Highest about the VT average |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$4,488Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 18% below VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.1%±24.1 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Pittsfield 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 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| 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.