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Salisbury vs Dorset 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%).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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 | Dorset | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,200 |
2,092Highest |
1,026Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5% VT: +2.8% |
-10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% 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% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset 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% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Leicester 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% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$70,417±$30kLowest 13% below VT |
| Dorset 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 |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$309,700±$107k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$1,098±$300Lowest 11% below VT |
| Salisbury and Dorset 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 |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$3,822Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±40.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset 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% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 20% below VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.