Compare towns
Salisbury vs Windsor vs Jaffrey
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Jaffrey has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Salisbury | Windsor | Jaffrey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,609Lowest |
2,060 |
5,448Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.5±4.5Highest 32% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
42.9±3.9Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±9.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Jaffrey and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Jaffrey and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,591±$17kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$92,330±$18k 14% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Jaffrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,400±$47kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$245,500±$27k 26% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$632Highest 36% above U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$962±$202Lowest 32% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,859 88% above U.S. |
$4,878Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$6,196Highest 99% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±23Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jaffrey and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.3%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #87 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | — | Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Conant Middle High School (H) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 21.3 |
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U.S. 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.