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Salisbury vs Upton vs Falls Village
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the most expensive homes ($764k median).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Falls Village has the most people working from home (44.4%).
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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.
| Measure | Salisbury | Upton | Falls Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,224 |
8,189Highest |
410Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-28.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.2±9.9Lowest 14% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Highest 19% above U.S. |
44.9±20.7 15% above U.S. |
| Upton and Falls Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±6.9 U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Salisbury 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% |
20.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Salisbury and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
24.9%±21.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Falls Village 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±$26k 54% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$53,750±$40kLowest 33% below U.S. |
| Upton and Salisbury 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. |
$576,700±$41k 73% above U.S. |
$445,700±$23kLowest 34% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,846±$736 31% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$2,074±$750Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Falls Village and Salisbury 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. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
$5,931 90% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.2%±11.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
65.5%±71.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Falls Village and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
37.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 25% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
15 minLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 28%±8 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
44.4%±33.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Falls Village and Salisbury 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Salisbury School District | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.