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Bridport vs Middlesex vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridport has the most expensive homes ($367k median).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
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 | Bridport | Middlesex | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235 |
1,407Highest |
1,200Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Lowest 27% above U.S. |
55.3±6Highest 42% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5 30% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.6%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Salisbury and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bridport and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,214±$18k 3% above U.S. |
$75,750±$21kLowest 6% below U.S. |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,200±$35kHighest 10% above U.S. |
$208,100±$62kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51k 8% below U.S. |
| Bridport and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$1,406±$672 about the U.S. average |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
| Salisbury and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519Highest 77% above U.S. |
$3,459Lowest 11% above U.S. |
$4,842 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.1%±39Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bridport and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 min 4% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.2%±6.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Bridport 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 | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.