Compare towns
Salisbury vs Whiting vs Middlebury
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 most homeowners (88.7%).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Middlebury has the most people working from home (19.1%).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Whiting | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,200 |
532Lowest |
7,220Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
39.6±2.7 8% below VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting 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% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$86,250±$18kLowest 6% above VT |
| Salisbury and Whiting 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 |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$417,400±$31kHighest 32% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$1,201±$120Lowest about the VT average |
| Salisbury and Whiting 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 |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Middlebury 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% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.4% VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 20% below VT |
22 minHighest 7% below VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| 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.