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Salisbury vs Montezuma vs Fairfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Montezuma has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Fairfield has the most kids (38.7% under 18).
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 | Salisbury | Montezuma | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,933Highest |
1,271Lowest |
1,801 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.8% NY: +4.2% |
-9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.3Highest 15% above NY |
45.1±7.9 13% above NY |
30.4±8.4Lowest 24% below NY |
| Salisbury and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
16.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
38.7%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.1 NY: 17.9% |
16.2%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.2% NY: 40.2% |
8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.2 NY: 7% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Fairfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,528±$21k 5% below NY |
$73,250±$18kLowest 15% below NY |
$89,875±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Fairfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $123,500±$48k 71% below NY |
$116,200±$11kLowest 73% below NY |
$172,000±$16kHighest 59% below NY |
| Fairfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $851±$10Lowest 48% below NY |
$983±$192 39% below NY |
$1,100±$181Highest 32% below NY |
| Fairfield and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,649Lowest 75% below NY |
$2,310 65% below NY |
$3,492Highest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±41.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
56.2%±21.1 NY: 52.1% |
31.8%±90Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Salisbury and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
9.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4% NY: 54.3% |
83.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 13% above NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
25 min 23% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.7%±17.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±6.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.7%±5.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Salisbury and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.