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Salisbury vs Sutton vs Danby

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 shortest commute (19 min average).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k 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.

MeasureSalisburySuttonDanby
People
Population
1,200
2,239Highest
1,133Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.6±6.5
30% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Lowest
24% above U.S.
52.6±4.8Highest
35% above U.S.
Danby and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.6%±3.2
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Sutton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
30.4%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±2.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$99,688±$21k
23% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$77,321±$13kLowest
4% below U.S.
Sutton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$306,900±$51k
8% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$272,400±$41kLowest
18% below U.S.
Sutton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,443±$984
about the U.S. average
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$794±$166Lowest
44% below U.S.
Sutton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,842
55% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,543Lowest
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.9%±22.6
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.4%±34.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Danby and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
29% below U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
30 minHighest
12% above U.S.
Work from home
6%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.1%±5.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Kearsarge Regional School District Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
High school in town None in town Kearsarge Regional High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4
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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.