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Corinth vs Meredith 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

Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Meredith has the oldest population (median age 54.3).
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.

MeasureCorinthMeredithSalisbury
People
Population
1,539Highest
1,467
1,200Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.4±9.6Lowest
24% above U.S.
54.3±4.6Highest
40% above U.S.
50.6±6.5
30% above U.S.
Meredith and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.8%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
17%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.6%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Meredith and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.8%±4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.4%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Meredith and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Salisbury and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,167±$29k
10% above U.S.
$85,938±$16kLowest
6% 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
$213,800±$34kLowest
36% below U.S.
$230,600±$24k
31% below U.S.
$306,900±$51kHighest
8% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,267±$510
10% below U.S.
$794±$175Lowest
44% 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
$3,584Lowest
15% above U.S.
$3,630
16% above U.S.
$4,842Highest
55% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.9%±29.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
53.1%±53.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.9%±22.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Meredith and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
33 min
23% above U.S.
19 minLowest
29% below U.S.
Work from home
23%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.1%±4.3
U.S.: 15.1%
6%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Corinth and Meredith 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.