Compare towns
Salisbury vs Clarendon 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Clarendon has the most affordable homes ($221k median).
Leicester has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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 | Clarendon | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,200 |
2,460Highest |
1,026Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2% VT: +2.8% |
-10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
48.8±3.8Lowest 13% above VT |
| Clarendon 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% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6% VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Salisbury and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$70,417±$30k 13% below VT |
| Salisbury and Leicester 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 |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
$309,700±$107kHighest about the VT average |
| Leicester and Salisbury 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 |
$1,096±$305Lowest 11% 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 | $4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
$3,822 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±40.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon 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% VT: 10.1% |
11.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 20% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Leicester and Clarendon 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Mill River Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.