Compare towns
Salem vs Springport vs Cambridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salem has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Springport has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Cambridge has the most renters (26.1% rent).
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 | Salem | Springport | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,611Highest |
2,352 |
2,262Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.5±4.2 19% above NY |
49.4±7.1Highest 24% above NY |
46.9±6.2Lowest 18% above NY |
| Springport and Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.9%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.2%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Springport and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.4 NY: 17.9% |
25.6%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±4.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Springport and Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
32.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3 NY: 7% |
1.7%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
8.3%±6Highest NY: 7% |
| Cambridge and Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,398±$12k about the NY average |
$86,042±$26kHighest about the NY average |
$72,612±$22kLowest 16% below NY |
| Springport and Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,000±$26kHighest 54% below NY |
$184,700±$39kLowest 56% below NY |
$193,800±$32k 54% below NY |
| Salem and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$40Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,067±$109 34% below NY |
$1,164±$142Highest 28% below NY |
| Cambridge and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 41% below NY |
$3,725Lowest 43% below NY |
$5,111Highest 22% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±7.1 NY: 52.1% |
22.6%±14Lowest NY: 52.1% |
84.7%±20.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 17.6%Highest NY: 14% |
3.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% NY: 54.3% |
80.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 22.8%±12.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±5.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.5%±7 NY: 14.9% |
| Salem and Cambridge 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 | #376 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | SALEM HIGH SCHOOL | UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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NY 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.