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Mendon vs Crown Point 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
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Crown Point has the most affordable homes ($158k median).
Salisbury has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
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 | Mendon | Crown Point | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,984Highest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
49.9±5.7Lowest 28% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5 30% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Salisbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Salisbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
14%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$82,813±$25kLowest about the U.S. average |
$99,688±$21k 23% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$157,900±$21kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51k 8% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,625±$960Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,443±$984 about the U.S. average |
| Crown Point and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$2,393Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$4,842 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.8%±92.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
19 min 29% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2 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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| 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.