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Warren vs Randolph vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Salisbury has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Warren | Randolph | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585 |
4,843Highest |
1,200Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Warren and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Randolph and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.8% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,172±$173Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,443±$984 17% above VT |
| Warren and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
21 minHighest 12% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.