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Roxbury vs Salisbury vs Morgan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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.
| Measure | Roxbury | Salisbury | Morgan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942 |
1,200Highest |
827Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
40.9±6.4 5% below VT |
| Salisbury and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Roxbury and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$91,250±$25k 12% above VT |
| Salisbury and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$311,300±$66kHighest about the VT average |
| Morgan and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,112±$64 10% below VT |
| Salisbury and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284 15% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$3,426Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Salisbury and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 minHighest 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2 VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school 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.