Compare towns
Putney vs Salisbury vs Sheffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putney has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k 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 | Putney | Salisbury | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,622Highest |
1,200 |
573Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
| Salisbury and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
| Salisbury and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Salisbury and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$967±$79 22% below VT |
| Salisbury and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.9%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #32 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.