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Pendleton vs Salisbury vs Marilla

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pendleton has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Marilla has the most affordable homes ($286k median).

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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.

MeasurePendletonSalisburyMarilla
People
Population
7,034Highest
1,200Lowest
5,148
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.7±4.1
20% above U.S.
50.6±6.5Highest
30% above U.S.
46.5±5.5Lowest
20% above U.S.
Salisbury and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.6%±3.2
U.S.: 22%
15.4%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Pendleton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23%±4.3
U.S.: 17.2%
30.4%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
33.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Pendleton and Marilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$113,750±$27kHighest
41% above U.S.
$99,688±$21k
23% above U.S.
$92,787±$23kLowest
15% above U.S.
Pendleton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$294,300±$39k
12% below U.S.
$306,900±$51kHighest
8% below U.S.
$286,400±$36kLowest
14% below U.S.
Salisbury and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$994±$119
30% below U.S.
$1,443±$984Highest
about the U.S. average
$952±$95Lowest
33% below U.S.
Salisbury and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,623Highest
112% above U.S.
$4,842Lowest
55% above U.S.
$5,098
63% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
6.6%±17.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.9%±22.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.9%±44.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Salisbury and Marilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
88.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
15% below U.S.
19 minLowest
29% below U.S.
28 minHighest
7% above U.S.
Work from home
18.4%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
4.9%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #67 of 484 in NY — #258 of 484 in NY
School district STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL None in town None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
14.5
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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.