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Newfields vs Salisbury vs Strafford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Strafford has the most kids (23% 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 | Newfields | Salisbury | Strafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Highest |
1,200Lowest |
1,372 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5 30% above U.S. |
51.4±4.7Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Strafford and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Strafford and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$99,688±$21kLowest 23% above U.S. |
$110,833±$19k 37% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$306,900±$51kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$431,300±$40k 30% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,443±$984 about the U.S. average |
$1,125±$789Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Newfields and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,842Lowest 55% above U.S. |
$7,149 129% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.6%±48Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Strafford and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Newfields School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Strafford School District |
| High school in town | None 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.