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Rowley vs Salisbury vs Edgartown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rowley has the most affordable homes ($667k median).
Salisbury has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Edgartown has the most expensive homes ($1199k median).
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 | Rowley | Salisbury | Edgartown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,251Highest |
4,224Lowest |
5,278 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +27.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±6.3 29% above U.S. |
44.2±9.9Lowest 14% above U.S. |
51.9±8.6Highest 33% above U.S. |
| Edgartown and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±6.9 U.S.: 22% |
10%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Rowley and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.1%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±8.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Edgartown and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
56.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rowley and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,734±$32kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$124,256±$26kLowest 54% above U.S. |
$125,236±$33k 55% above U.S. |
| Rowley and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $667,300±$52kLowest 101% above U.S. |
$763,700±$121k 130% above U.S. |
$1,199,300±$262kHighest 260% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,603±$520Lowest 13% above U.S. |
$1,846±$736Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,796±$470 27% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309Highest 166% above U.S. |
$5,125Lowest 64% above U.S. |
$5,641 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±27.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.2%±11.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
30%±35.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rowley and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 7% above U.S. |
20 min 25% below U.S. |
12 minLowest 56% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.6%±15.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Salisbury and Edgartown 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 | #214 of 282 in MA | #19 of 149 in CT | #242 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Triton | Salisbury School District | Edgartown |
| 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.