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Brookfield vs Salisbury vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Stockbridge has the most affordable homes ($139k median).
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 | Brookfield | Salisbury | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150Highest |
1,200Lowest |
1,965 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
41.6±3.8 7% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.1%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Stockbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Stockbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$76,154±$12k 6% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28k 54% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$139,400±$15kLowest 58% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,042±$88 26% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197 about the U.S. average |
$4,842Highest 55% above U.S. |
$2,951Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
35.6%±22.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brookfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
5%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Salisbury 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.