Anti-Parris/Salem Village:
1681-1690
| 1681 Mean Tax Ratio | 1681 Median Tax Ratio | ||||
| Anti-Parris | 62.89 | 1.48 | Anti-Parris | 51.00 | 1.70 |
| Salem Village | 42.47 | Salem Village | 30.00 | ||
| 1690 Mean Tax Ratio | 1690 Median Tax Ratio | ||||
| Anti-Parris | 15.82 | 1.19 | Anti-Parris | 14.00 | 1.75 |
| Salem Village | 13.24 | Salem Village | 8.00 | ||
Comparing the average and median anti-Parris taxes in 1681 and 1690 with those of Salem Village yields similar ambiguous results as with the pro-Parris group. The anti-Parris average tax ratio declined during the 1690s while the median tax ratio, which mitigates extreme cases, increased. There is not unambiguous evidence that the anti-Parris group's fortunes were rising throughout the decade before the witchcraft outbreak, though regardless of the measure, they remained better off than the village as a whole. (As with the pro-Parris data, the discrepancy between the anti-Parris mean and median trends might be attributable to the fact that some different anti-Parris names appear on the two lists; thus, we are comparing somewhat different lists. By comparing the names and corresponding taxes of the anti-Parris members of both tax lists, users will note, for example, the addition of a number of poorer taxpayers on the 1690 list who may have driven down the average.)
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