Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 27/100
F
Median home value$242,500
Charlotte $356,400
Median rent$1,071/mo
Charlotte $1,473/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Charlotte 29%
Salisbury
Rowan County35,825 residentsRowan-Salisbury Schools
47
D
Suburbgrade score
27th of 28 Charlotte suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
47
Charlotte median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Salisbury is like to live in, by category
Bars show Salisbury against Charlotte. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 31/100
F
Within-state proficiency13th pct
Charlotte median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio17.5
Charlotte median 16.4
Graduation rate85%
Charlotte median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index79
Charlotte 100
Eff. tax rate0.93%
Charlotte 0.65%
Local sales tax7.00%
Charlotte median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute21.8 min
Charlotte 26.6 min
Under 30 minutes73%
Charlotte 60%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Charlotte median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés73
Charlotte median 25 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Charlotte median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks32
Charlotte median 26 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 31/100
F
Median household income$53,716
Charlotte $83,304
Unemployment5.8%
Charlotte 4.4%
Professional occupations37%
Charlotte 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Salisbury on housing & affordability
Salisbury's weakest grade is F. Four suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Davidson22 mi from SalisburyB 60 C Mooresville20 mi from SalisburyC− 62 C Concord21 mi from SalisburyD+ 58 C Kannapolis16 mi from SalisburyD− 51 D+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Salisbury
Is Salisbury, NC a good place to live?
Salisbury scores 47 out of 100, 27th of 28 Charlotte suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Salisbury expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $242,500, 32% below the Charlotte median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.93%. $1,071/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Salisbury?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Salisbury sit at the 13th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 85% graduation rate and a 17.5 student–teacher ratio. Salisbury is served by Rowan-Salisbury Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Salisbury?
The mean commute is 21.8 min, with 73% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.7% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Salisbury?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 73 restaurants and cafés and 32 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Salisbury old or new?
The median home in Salisbury was built in 1976 — older than the Charlotte median of 1996. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 65% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.