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Wallingford vs Salisbury vs Clarendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallingford has the youngest population (median age 45.9).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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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 | Wallingford | Salisbury | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,286 |
1,609Lowest |
2,460Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±10.8Lowest 18% above U.S. |
51.5±4.5 32% above U.S. |
52.3±4.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Clarendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5 U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Salisbury and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Clarendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Salisbury and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,230±$15k about the U.S. average |
$111,591±$17kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$59,609±$12kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,900±$44k 21% below U.S. |
$363,400±$47kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$220,900±$32kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $891±$95Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,917±$632Highest 36% above U.S. |
$1,096±$305 22% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,355 40% above U.S. |
$5,859Highest 88% above U.S. |
$3,740Lowest 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±13.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.4%±27.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Clarendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Salisbury and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Merrimack Valley School District | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Mill River Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.