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Bridgewater vs Salisbury vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the most expensive homes ($307k median).
Bridgewater has the most renters (30.9% 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 | Bridgewater | Salisbury | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,310Highest |
1,200 |
543Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 35.8±4.2 8% below U.S. |
50.6±6.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
33.1±6.8Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Bridgewater and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
12%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
10.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bridgewater and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $44,850±$12k 44% below U.S. |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$35,694±$8kLowest 56% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$7k 73% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$80,000±$43kLowest 76% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $736±$20 48% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$735±$16Lowest 48% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,546 18% below U.S. |
$4,842Highest 55% above U.S. |
$2,167Lowest 31% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.8%±28.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
3.1%±38.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Salisbury and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
28.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1948Lowest 32 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 11% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3 U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
2.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Salisbury and Bridgewater 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.