What stands out worked out from the figures below

Alexander has the highest household income ($94k).

Crawford has the most people working from home (38.9%).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Alexander	Crawford
People
Population	553Highest	97Lowest
Median age	52.8±4.2Lowest 18% above ME	66.2±12.2Highest 48% above ME
	Crawford and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.1%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1%	14.4%±21.3Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Alexander and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4%	50.5%±19.8Highest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24.2%Highest ME: 36.2%	18.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±4.2Highest ME: 5.8%	0%±16Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Alexander and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$93,750±$10kHighest 25% above ME	$31,875±$22kLowest 57% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$193,800±$54kHighest 35% below ME	$121,400±$48kLowest 59% below ME
	Alexander and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,781Highest 41% below ME	$1,467Lowest 52% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	100%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Crawford and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7%	27.8%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.3%Highest ME: 74.3%	91.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME	1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	18 minLowest 26% below ME	40 minHighest 63% above ME
Work from home	7.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9%	38.9%±37.6Highest ME: 15.9%
	Crawford and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Alexander Public Schools	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.