Anti-Parris/Salem Village:
1695-1700
| 1695 Mean Tax Ratio | 1695 Median Tax Ratio | ||||
| Anti-Parris | 15.14 | 1.30 | Anti-Parris | 11.25 | 1.41 |
| Salem Village | 11.64 | Salem Village | 8.00 | ||
| 1700 Mean Tax Ratio | 1700 Median Tax Ratio | ||||
| Anti-Parris | 14.93 | 1.19 | Anti-Parris | 12.00 | 1.26 |
| Salem Village | 12.53 | Salem Village | 9.50 | ||
Comparing the anti-Parris faction with Salem Village shows modest declines whether examining average or median taxes. The addition to the 1700 tax list of some low-taxed "young men" who had signed the anti-Parris petition affected these results and somewhat masks the positive economic position of the anti-Parris faction in the Salem Village community. Even with these new taxpayers, the anti-Parris group was better off than typical Salem Village taxpayers. But the significant point is that these comparisons do not support the contention that witchcraft's opposition was surging ahead economically.
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