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Corinth vs Salisbury vs Wright

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%).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Wright has the most renters (19.4% rent).

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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.

MeasureCorinthSalisburyWright
People
Population
1,539
1,200Lowest
1,739Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.4±9.6Lowest
24% above U.S.
50.6±6.5
30% above U.S.
51.4±4.7Highest
32% above U.S.
Wright and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.8%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.6%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.7%±3.1
U.S.: 22%
Corinth and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.3%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
30.4%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±1.9Lowest
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+
29.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
24.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
2.1%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Wright and Salisbury 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.
$99,688±$21kHighest
23% above U.S.
$86,250±$13kLowest
7% 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.
$306,900±$51kHighest
8% below U.S.
$242,000±$36k
27% below U.S.
Salisbury and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,267±$510
10% below U.S.
$1,443±$984Highest
about the U.S. average
$953±$79Lowest
33% below U.S.
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.
$4,842
55% above U.S.
$5,279Highest
69% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.9%±29.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.9%±22.6
U.S.: 51.1%
37.6%±16.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Wright 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%
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
19 minLowest
29% below U.S.
33 min
25% above U.S.
Work from home
23%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
5.9%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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.