Compare towns
Salisbury vs Brookfield vs Ripton vs Leicester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Leicester has the most renters (14.5% 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 | Salisbury | Brookfield | Ripton | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,200 |
1,486Highest |
508Lowest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
47±5.9Lowest 9% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
48.8±3.8 13% above VT |
| Salisbury and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$70,417±$30kLowest 13% below VT |
| Ripton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$309,700±$107k about the VT average |
| Ripton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
— | $1,098±$300 11% below VT |
| Salisbury and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,842 4% below VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
$3,822Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±40.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 20% below VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Ripton 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 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| 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.