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Windham vs Weston 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 youngest population (median age 44.2).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Weston | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
685 |
1,200Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Weston and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest 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%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Salisbury and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
| Weston 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 |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,375±$729Lowest 11% above VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 18% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Weston 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston 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 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.