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Salisbury, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Salisbury is a Census CDP of 5,656 people across 5.88 square miles of land, in Essex County. Median household income is $92,469, 65.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Salisbury
What Salisbury is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.88 sq mi
- Water area1.88 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land962
- County holding the largest share of its areaEssex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salisbury
How many people live in Salisbury
- Population5,656
- Median age51.0
- Population under 18698 plus or minus 204
- Share under 1812.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Population 65 and over1,648
- Share 65 and over29.1 percent
- Households2,870
- Family households1,491
- Share of households that are families52.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salisbury
Income and work in Salisbury
- Median household income$92,469
- Per capita income$58,323
- Civilian labor force3,266
- Employed3,115
- Unemployed151 plus or minus 91
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over4,493
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salisbury
Housing in Salisbury
- Housing units3,745
- Occupied units2,870
- Vacant units875
- Vacancy rate23.4 percent
- Owner occupied1,881
- Renter occupied989 plus or minus 216
- Ownership rate65.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$465,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,770 plus or minus $444
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units2,000
- Share single family53.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,679
- Share in buildings of two or more44.8 percent
- Mobile homes66 plus or minus 69
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salisbury
How Salisbury gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,490
- Commuting under 15 minutes796 plus or minus 288
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.0 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,014 plus or minus 249
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.7 percent
- Drove alone73.2 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home19.7 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salisbury
SBA loans in Salisbury (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$2,314,100
- Average approval$154,273
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$720,000
- Jobs supported155
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.7 percent
- Share to franchises6.7 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Salisbury, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Salisbury
SBA loans in Salisbury (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$5,037,000
- Average approval$419,750
- Median approval$368,500
- Largest approval$836,000
- Jobs supported70
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Salisbury, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Salisbury
Flood risk in Salisbury
- NFIP communityTown of Salisbury
- NFIP community number250103
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date07/08/25
The Town of Salisbury participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250103 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Essex County, not Salisbury
Essex County context, not Salisbury figures
- Establishments in Essex County19,988
- Covered employment, Essex County323,694
- Average annual pay, Essex County$75,548
- Housing units permitted, Essex County1,011
Every figure in this section is published for Essex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Salisbury.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Salisbury questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Salisbury, Massachusetts?
5,656, in 2,870 households. Salisbury CDP covers 5.88 square miles of land, which is 962 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Salisbury in?
Essex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Salisbury?
$92,469. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $465,900. Median gross rent is $1,770 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Salisbury businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $2.3 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 12 504 approvals worth $5.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Salisbury, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Salisbury borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Salisbury. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Salisbury in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Salisbury appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Salisbury, town of, community 250103, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Salisbury figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Essex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Salisbury.
Is zoning published for Salisbury?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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