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Chatham vs Corinth 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

Chatham has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).

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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.

MeasureChathamCorinthSalisbury
People
Population
430Lowest
1,539Highest
1,200
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.3±8.6Lowest
24% above U.S.
48.4±9.6
24% above U.S.
50.6±6.5Highest
30% above U.S.
Salisbury and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.4%±7.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.8%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
16.6%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Chatham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.5%±10Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
30.4%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Salisbury and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Chatham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$66,042±$19kLowest
18% below U.S.
$89,167±$29k
10% above U.S.
$99,688±$21kHighest
23% above U.S.
Salisbury and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$362,900±$42kHighest
9% above U.S.
$213,800±$34kLowest
36% below U.S.
$306,900±$51k
8% below U.S.
Chatham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,267±$510Lowest
10% below U.S.
$1,443±$984Highest
about the U.S. average
Salisbury and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,690
18% above U.S.
$3,584Lowest
15% above U.S.
$4,842Highest
55% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
17.9%±29.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.9%±22.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Chatham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
36 minHighest
35% above U.S.
35 min
33% above U.S.
19 minLowest
29% below U.S.
Work from home
7.3%±5.4
U.S.: 15.1%
23%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Corinth and Chatham 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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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.