Compare towns
Bleecker vs Salisbury vs Ashland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bleecker has the most people working from home (13.1%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Ashland has the most renters (20% rent).
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 | Bleecker | Salisbury | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 563Lowest |
1,200Highest |
701 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-13%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 59.7±2.9Highest 53% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5Lowest 30% above U.S. |
55.2±6.8 42% above U.S. |
| Bleecker and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Salisbury and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
32.2%±8.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bleecker and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ashland and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,732±$21k 7% below U.S. |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$69,583±$23kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,100±$61kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$247,300±$47k 26% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$286Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,140±$135 19% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$4,842Highest 55% above U.S. |
$4,340 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.1%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.3%±41.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ashland and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.3%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bleecker and Ashland 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 |
U.S. 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.