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New Berlin vs Salisbury vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Berlin has the most renters (25.2% rent).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (17.9%).
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 | New Berlin | Salisbury | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,639Highest |
1,200Lowest |
1,233 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±10.7 12% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
40.9±8.5Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and New Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.8%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Pittsfield and New Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Salisbury and New Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pittsfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,159±$11kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$66,917±$7k 17% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,500±$21k 57% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$125,700±$32kLowest 62% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $715±$149Lowest 49% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$922±$284 35% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,315 6% above U.S. |
$4,842Highest 55% above U.S. |
$2,006Lowest 36% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.6%±13.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.2%±36.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pittsfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
23%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 24% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.6%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pittsfield and New Berlin 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 | #473 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | UNADILLA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1 |
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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.