Compare towns
Salisbury vs Weybridge vs Wheelock
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%).
Weybridge has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Weybridge | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,200Highest |
781 |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5Lowest 17% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
| Weybridge and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Wheelock 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% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Wheelock 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% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Weybridge 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±$51k 3% below VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,227±$508Lowest about the VT average |
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| Salisbury and Weybridge 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 |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge 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% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 20% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Weybridge 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 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.