Compare towns
Whiting vs Calais vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Salisbury has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Whiting | Calais | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,713Highest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$38kLowest 12% above VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
| Calais and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Calais and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$519Lowest about the VT average |
$1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 7% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.