Compare towns
Salisbury vs Sandgate vs Winhall
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).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k median).
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 | Sandgate | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,200Highest |
435Lowest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
48.9±6.1Lowest 13% above VT |
| Sandgate 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% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Winhall 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% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Sandgate 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% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Winhall and Sandgate 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 |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Salisbury and Winhall 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 |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
— | $1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Salisbury and Winhall 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 |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Winhall 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% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Winhall 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.