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Clymer vs Salisbury vs Fairfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clymer has the youngest population (median age 27.1).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Fairfield has the most people working from home (13.7%).
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 | Clymer | Salisbury | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
1,200Lowest |
1,801 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-9.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 27.1±6.3Lowest 30% below U.S. |
50.6±6.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
30.4±8.4 22% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 39.2%±11.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
38.7%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Clymer and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 9.1%±0.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,917±$17kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$89,875±$21k 11% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,700±$25kLowest 51% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$172,000±$16k 48% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $637±$42Lowest 55% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,100±$181 22% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,573Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$4,842Highest 55% above U.S. |
$3,492 12% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±44.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.8%±90 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Salisbury and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±8.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Fairfield and Clymer 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.