Compare towns
Salisbury vs Mount Tabor 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).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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 | Mount Tabor | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,200Highest |
304Lowest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
48.8±3.8Lowest 13% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Leicester 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
35.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
— | $70,417±$30kLowest 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±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$309,700±$107k about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Leicester 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 |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,098±$300Lowest 11% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Salisbury 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 |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,822Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±40.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Leicester and Salisbury 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% VT: 10.1% |
11.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 20% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Leicester and Mount Tabor 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.