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Lindley vs Caton vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lindley has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Caton has the highest household income ($111k).
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 | Lindley | Caton | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,622Lowest |
2,082Highest |
1,933 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
42.5±6.6Lowest 7% above NY |
45.7±5.3 15% above NY |
| Lindley and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±2.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Lindley and Caton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±0.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.3%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.3% NY: 40.2% |
36%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2 NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Caton and Lindley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,518±$9k about the NY average |
$110,536±$33kHighest 29% above NY |
$81,528±$21kLowest 5% below NY |
| Caton and Lindley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,500±$15k 63% below NY |
$189,500±$21kHighest 55% below NY |
$123,500±$48kLowest 71% below NY |
| Caton and Lindley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,571±$965Highest 3% below NY |
$714±$499Lowest 56% below NY |
$851±$10 48% below NY |
| Lindley and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,885 41% below NY |
$4,572Highest 31% below NY |
$1,649Lowest 75% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±46.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±96.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±41.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Salisbury and Lindley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% NY: 14% |
5%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
93.3% NY: 54.3% |
91.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
37 minHighest 13% above NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±9.9 NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.7%±17.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Salisbury and Lindley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY 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.