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Salina vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salina has the most people working from home (13.1%).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
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 | Salina | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 32,840Lowest |
55,078Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.7Highest 9% above NY |
41.4±1.2Lowest 4% above NY |
| Salina and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2Highest NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Salina and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Union and Salina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Union and Salina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,474±$5kHighest 16% below NY |
$61,713±$2kLowest 28% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,500±$4kHighest 62% below NY |
$149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,226±$51Highest 24% below NY |
$936±$37Lowest 42% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,397Highest 33% below NY |
$4,200Lowest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.2%±6.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minHighest 45% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±2.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Salina and Union 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 | #440 of 484 in NY | #199 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · LYNCOURT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.