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Conquest vs Newark 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
Conquest has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (18.7%).
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 | Conquest | Newark | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,874 |
727Lowest |
1,933Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.7±4.4Highest 17% above U.S. |
41.4±6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
45.7±5.3Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Newark and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newark and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
14.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.7%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Salisbury and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,620±$10kHighest about the U.S. average |
$72,929±$7kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$81,528±$21k about the U.S. average |
| Conquest and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$49k 55% below U.S. |
$229,900±$23kHighest 31% below U.S. |
$123,500±$48kLowest 63% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $958±$38 32% below U.S. |
$1,708±$97Highest 21% above U.S. |
$851±$10Lowest 40% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,559 18% below U.S. |
$3,771Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,649Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±32.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
7.1%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59.6%±41.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Salisbury and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 min 28% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.3%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±8.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.7%±17.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Salisbury and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| 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.