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Windham vs Athens vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Athens has the most affordable homes ($240k median).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Windham | Athens | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
431Lowest |
1,200Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +7.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
47.3±6.5 10% above VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.9%±3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Athens and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$240,400±$32kLowest 24% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Windham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$537Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,438 8% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
43.5%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Athens and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Athens 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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| 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.