What stands out worked out from the figures below

Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).

Proctor has the most affordable homes ($210k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Salisbury	Proctor
People
Population	1,609Lowest	1,794Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4%	+1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	51.5±4.5Highest 32% above U.S.	42.4±6.4Lowest 9% above U.S.
	Salisbury and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.1%±9.6Lowest U.S.: 22%	21.8%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22%
	Proctor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.9%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2%	22.4%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Salisbury and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	28.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	3.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Proctor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$111,591±$17kHighest 38% above U.S.	$74,167±$12kLowest 8% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$363,400±$47kHighest 9% above U.S.	$209,900±$17kLowest 37% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,917±$632Highest 36% above U.S.	$1,029±$202Lowest 27% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,859Highest 88% above U.S.	$4,032Lowest 29% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	37.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Proctor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	16.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S.	1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 21% above U.S.	22 minLowest 16% below U.S.
Work from home	23.3%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1%	9.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Salisbury and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Merrimack Valley School District	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
High school in town	None in town	Proctor Junior/Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	8.7
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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.