Compare towns
Salisbury vs Brunswick vs Ripton
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).
Brunswick has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Ripton has the most people working from home (17.2%).
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 | Brunswick | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,200Highest |
109Lowest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
57.5±13.8Highest 33% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
| Brunswick and Salisbury 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% |
23.9%±24.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brunswick and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±25.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Brunswick and Ripton 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% |
35.8% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±11 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Ripton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,688±$21kLowest 23% above VT |
$128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
$112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
| Brunswick and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$228,100±$52kLowest 28% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Ripton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,443±$984 17% above VT |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,842 4% below VT |
$2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Ripton 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% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 20% below VT |
41 minHighest 76% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±15.2 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Brunswick 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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.