Compare towns
Westminster vs Salisbury vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Salisbury has the highest household income ($112k).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% 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 | Westminster | Salisbury | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999Highest |
1,609Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
51.5±4.5 32% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±9.6 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$111,591±$17kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35k 18% below U.S. |
$363,400±$47kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,917±$632Highest 36% above U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$5,859Highest 88% above U.S. |
$4,878 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westminster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 10% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±10.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Salisbury 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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U.S. 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.