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Moravia vs Salisbury vs Richfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moravia has the most kids (30.3% under 18).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Richfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Moravia | Salisbury | Richfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,385 |
1,200Lowest |
1,949Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-13.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.4±6.7 4% below U.S. |
50.6±6.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
37±7.3Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Moravia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.3%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Richfield and Moravia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,073±$14k 22% below U.S. |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$59,833±$14kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$146,400±$15k 56% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $829±$69 41% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$802±$72Lowest 43% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Moravia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,194 about the U.S. average |
$4,842Highest 55% above U.S. |
$2,207Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±18Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.1%±18.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Moravia and Richfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1947 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.9%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Moravia and Salisbury 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 | #338 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | RICHFIELD SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| 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.