Pro-Parris/Salem Village:
1681-1690
| 1681 Mean Tax Ratio | 1681 Median Tax Ratio | ||||
| Pro-Parris | 54.37 | 1.28 | Pro-Parris | 39.00 | 1.30 |
| Salem Village | 42.47 | Salem Village | 30.00 | ||
| 1690 Mean Tax Ratio | 1690 Median Tax Ratio | ||||
| Pro-Parris | 14.76 | 1.11 | Pro-Parris | 14.00 | 1.75 |
| Salem Village | 13.24 | Salem Village | 8.00 | ||
Comparing the average and median pro-Parris taxes in 1681 and 1690 with those of Salem Village does not result in a clear trend. The average tax ratio declined from 1.28 to 1.11, indicating that the economic standing of pro-Parris members declined in Salem Village during the 1680s. However, the median tax ratio, which mitigates extreme cases, shows the opposite: pro-Parris members advanced in their wealth relative to Salem Village as a whole. There is not, therefore, unambiguous evidence of economic decline, and regardless of the standard, the pro-Parris group always remained better off than the village as a whole. (The discrepancy between the mean and median trends might be attributable to the fact that some different pro-Parris names appear on the two lists; thus, we are comparing somewhat different lists. Users can compare the names and corresponding taxes of the pro-Parris names on both tax lists, noting the appearance of a number of low taxpayers in 1690 who may have driven down the average.)
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