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Moriah vs Panton 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

Moriah has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).

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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.

MeasureMoriahPantonSalisbury
People
Population
4,483Highest
690Lowest
1,200
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
56.7±3Highest
46% above U.S.
42.7±3.8Lowest
10% above U.S.
50.6±6.5
30% above U.S.
Moriah and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.4%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24.9%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.6%±3.2
U.S.: 22%
Panton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
33.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.7%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.4%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Moriah and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Panton and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$63,113±$6kLowest
22% below U.S.
$86,667±$10k
7% above U.S.
$99,688±$21kHighest
23% above U.S.
Salisbury and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$138,200±$9kLowest
58% below U.S.
$438,000±$40kHighest
32% above U.S.
$306,900±$51k
8% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$832±$165Lowest
41% below U.S.
$1,410±$130
about the U.S. average
$1,443±$984Highest
about the U.S. average
Salisbury and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,644Lowest
15% below U.S.
$6,695Highest
115% above U.S.
$4,842
55% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.2%±25.4
U.S.: 51.1%
61%±39Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.9%±22.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Panton and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
88.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1967
13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
19 minLowest
29% below U.S.
Work from home
9.4%±6.3
U.S.: 15.1%
26.7%±8.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #380 of 484 in NY — —
School district MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
8.6
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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.