What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Salisbury has the most expensive homes ($764k median).

North East has the most affordable homes ($334k 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.

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Measure	Salisbury	North East
People
Population	4,224Highest	2,974Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-2% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	44.2±9.9Lowest 14% above U.S.	47.2±5.5Highest 21% above U.S.
	North East and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.2%±6.9Highest U.S.: 22%	17.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Salisbury and North East are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.1%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%	22.9%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Salisbury and North East are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	58.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	39%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	4.9%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	North East and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$124,256±$26kHighest 54% above U.S.	$84,757±$25kLowest 5% above U.S.
	Salisbury and North East are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$763,700±$121kHighest 130% above U.S.	$334,000±$58kLowest about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,846±$736Highest 31% above U.S.	$1,340±$369Lowest 5% below U.S.
	Salisbury and North East are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,125Lowest 64% above U.S.	$6,156Highest 97% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	23.2%±11.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	56.8%±18.5Highest U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	4.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	13.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S.	1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minLowest 25% below U.S.	24 minHighest 9% below U.S.
Work from home	28%±8Highest U.S.: 15.1%	18.5%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Salisbury and North East 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	#19 of 149 in CT	#395 of 484 in NY
School district	Salisbury School District	NORTHEAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town	None in town	WEBUTUCK HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school	—	9.2
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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.