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Chittenango vs Salisbury vs Avon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenango has the most people working from home (8.2%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Avon has the most renters (38.6% 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 | Chittenango | Salisbury | Avon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,831Highest |
1,200Lowest |
3,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41±4.5 5% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
40.4±4.1Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Avon and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.5%±4.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Avon and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,786±$7kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$71,771±$13k 11% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $182,500±$17k 45% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$182,200±$14kLowest 45% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $782±$189Lowest 45% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$898±$241 36% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 60% above U.S. |
$4,842Lowest 55% above U.S. |
$5,356Highest 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±20.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Chittenango and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
61.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
19 min 29% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chittenango 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.