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Windsor vs Putney vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Putney has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Windsor | Putney | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,622 |
1,200Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
| Salisbury and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
72.8% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 3% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Putney and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | 6 photos → | 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.