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Westminster vs Plainfield vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
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 | Westminster | Plainfield | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 497Lowest |
1,314Highest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$22k about the VT average |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,600±$39k about the VT average |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
| Plainfield and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1967Highest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Plainfield 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.