Salisbury MillsNY
A town of 293.
Is Salisbury Mills a good place to live?
Salisbury Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
293 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
United States Military Academy and 80 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Salisbury Mills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
31 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
8 mi Stadium & arenaMichie Stadium
24 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
3 mi MuseumStorm King Art Center
10 mi State parkBear Mountain State Park1.9M visitors a yearPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Storm King Art Center: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bear Mountain State Park: Mwanner at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Salisbury Mills: who provides what
Salisbury Mills is unincorporated, so Orange County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Salisbury Mills.
More middle-aged adults than New York overall
College graduates make up 40% of adults 25 and older, against 40% across New York. Adults 35 to 64 are 58% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (23% statewide). Salisbury Mills’ age of the median resident is 50.7 years, above both the New York town median (43 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years).
| Salisbury Mills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.7 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 45% and 79% women
The Census survey reached too few of Salisbury Mills’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.8 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Salisbury Mills | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 31.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.6% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.4% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.2% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Salisbury Mills has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Salisbury Mills’ average commute stands at 21 minutes. Among working residents here, 0.5% work locally, against 10% in New York’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are New York (18%), New Windsor (9%) and Cornwall (8%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles.
| Salisbury Mills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $142,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Salisbury Mills’ year
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Salisbury Mills, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 69% of Salisbury Mills’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to hurricanes. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Salisbury Mills is
Among adults in Salisbury Mills, 30% feel lonely. In Salisbury Mills, nearly one in ten adults smoke cigarettes, and 28% have obesity.
| Salisbury Mills | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Salisbury Mills | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Salisbury Mills is valued at about $575K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.1%. Just over four fifths of Salisbury Mills households are owner-occupiers.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Salisbury Mills, 0.2% of the land is conserved
Only 10 of the 741 New York towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Salisbury Mills. This New York town has one park or preserve, 1 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schunnemunk State Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Salisbury Mills
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Salisbury Mills
About 0 of every 100 Salisbury Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave Salisbury Mills for work
Where Salisbury Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Salisbury Mills
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Salisbury Mills ( SAWLZ-bər-ee) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Blooming Grove and Cornwall in Orange County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 580. The CDP is in eastern Orange County and is bordered to the north by Beaver Dam Lake. Salisbury Mills is built along Moodna Creek, which flows east into the Hudson River between New Windsor and Cornwall-on-Hudson. The Moodna Viaduct, the longest actively used rail trestle in the eastern United States, crosses Moodna Creek at the eastern edge of the CDP. New York State Route 94 forms the northern edge of the CDP. It leads northeast 6 miles (10 km) to New Windsor and southwest 10 m…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 308 ft
- ZIP code
- 12577
Questions about Salisbury Mills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salisbury Mills, NY a good place to live?
Salisbury Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.