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Salisbury vs Webster 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).
Webster has the most affordable homes ($362k median).
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 | Webster | Falls Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,224 |
17,748Highest |
410Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-28.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.2±9.9 14% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.9±20.7Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Falls Village and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±6.9 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster 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% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
24.9%±21.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Falls Village and Webster 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. |
$72,895±$6k 10% below U.S. |
$53,750±$40kLowest 33% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $763,700±$121kHighest 130% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$445,700±$23k 34% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,846±$736 31% above U.S. |
$1,228±$81Lowest 13% 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 | $5,125 64% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$5,931Highest 90% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.2%±11.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
65.5%±71.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Falls Village and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
37.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 25% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
15 minLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 28%±8 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Salisbury School District | Webster | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bartlett High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.