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Sudbury vs Salisbury vs Orwell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sudbury has the most homeowners (95.8%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Orwell has the most renters (12.7% rent).
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 | Sudbury | Salisbury | Orwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 679Lowest |
1,200 |
1,294Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.4±4.9Lowest 5% above VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
47.5±7 10% above VT |
| Salisbury and Orwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Sudbury and Orwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Sudbury and Orwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,208±$33kHighest 23% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$70,417±$22kLowest 13% below VT |
| Sudbury and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$49kHighest 7% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$335,600±$25k 6% above VT |
| Sudbury and Orwell 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 |
$1,105±$51Lowest 10% below VT |
| Salisbury and Orwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,205 17% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$3,914Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±35.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Orwell and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
10.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
87.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 50 minHighest 113% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.2%±9.4 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Orwell and Sudbury 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 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.