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Windham vs Salisbury vs Addison

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 people working from home (20.5%).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).

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.

MeasureWindhamSalisburyAddison
People
Population
594Lowest
1,200Highest
1,175
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-0.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
50.6±6.5
17% above VT
53.1±7.6Highest
23% above VT
Addison and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.5%±7.9
VT: 17.9%
16.6%±3.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.6%±5.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±8.1Lowest
VT: 21.4%
30.4%±2.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
27.1%±1.9
VT: 21.4%
Salisbury and Addison 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%
34.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
40.2%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
1.6%±1.1
VT: 7%
5.4%±2.3Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,500±$12kLowest
16% above VT
$99,688±$21k
23% above VT
$106,667±$7kHighest
31% above VT
Addison and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,900±$20k
12% above VT
$306,900±$51kLowest
3% below VT
$362,200±$23kHighest
14% above VT
Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,443±$984Lowest
17% above VT
$2,019±$461Highest
64% above VT
Addison and Salisbury 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
$4,842Lowest
4% below VT
$5,831
16% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94
VT: 48.4%
31.9%±22.6Lowest
VT: 48.4%
41.9%±62.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
4.6%
VT: 10.1%
4.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
89.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1967Lowest
9 yrs older than VT
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
14% above VT
19 minLowest
20% below VT
28 minHighest
18% above VT
Work from home
20.5%±5.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
6%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
12.3%±5.4
VT: 16.9%
Windham and Addison 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.