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Westfield vs Salisbury vs Sudbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westfield has the most kids (27.1% under 18).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Sudbury has the most expensive homes ($339k median).
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 | Westfield | Salisbury | Sudbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 536Lowest |
1,200Highest |
679 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±19.9Lowest about the VT average |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
45.4±4.9 5% above VT |
| Salisbury and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.1%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.2%±7.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Westfield and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Sudbury and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,500±$30kLowest 11% below VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$100,208±$33kHighest 23% above 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 | $301,400±$47kLowest 5% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$338,500±$49kHighest 7% above VT |
| Sudbury and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$187Lowest 30% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
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| Salisbury and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,388 13% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$4,205Lowest 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
3.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 29% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
50 minHighest 113% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.2%±9.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Westfield 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 | — |
| High school 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.