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Salisbury vs Windham vs West Windsor
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).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
West Windsor has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Windham | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,200Highest |
594Lowest |
1,171 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10Highest VT: 17.9% |
| West Windsor and Windham 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% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and West Windsor 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% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor 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 |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor 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 |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| West Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
— | $1,100±$217Lowest 11% below VT |
| Salisbury and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,860 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and West Windsor 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 | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | None 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.