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Windham vs Salisbury vs Granville
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).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
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 | Salisbury | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
1,200Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
| Salisbury and Granville 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% |
19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Windham 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% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest 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% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Granville 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 |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below 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 |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$233,300±$40kLowest 26% 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 | — | $1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,163±$184Lowest 6% below VT |
| Salisbury and Granville 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 |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Granville 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Windham 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 Our Story | 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.