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Mendon vs Erwin 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%).
Erwin has the most affordable homes ($224k median).
Salisbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1967).
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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.
| Measure | Mendon | Erwin | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
7,965Highest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
43.8±2Lowest 13% 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%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Erwin and Salisbury 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% |
17.4%±2.8Lowest 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% |
49.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Erwin and Mendon 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. |
$88,333±$16kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$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. |
$223,700±$26kLowest 33% 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. |
$1,271±$136 10% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
| Salisbury and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342 71% above U.S. |
$5,829Highest 87% above U.S. |
$4,842Lowest 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.8%±14 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 36% below U.S. |
15 minLowest 43% below U.S. |
19 minHighest 29% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #431 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.