What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Whiting has the most expensive homes ($214k median).

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	Whiting
People
Population	553Highest	506Lowest
Median age	52.8±4.2Highest 18% above ME	50±5Lowest 12% above ME
	Alexander and Whiting 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%	17.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Alexander and Whiting 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%	27.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4%
	Whiting and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2%	34.9%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±4.2Highest ME: 5.8%	2.8%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Alexander and Whiting 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	$55,263±$2kLowest 26% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$193,800±$54kLowest 35% below ME	$214,200±$52kHighest 28% below ME
	Whiting and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$600±$333 47% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,781Highest 41% below ME	$1,728Lowest 43% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Whiting and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.6%Highest ME: 10.7%	5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.3%Highest ME: 74.3%	93.6%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME	1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	18 minLowest 26% below ME	22 minHighest 10% below ME
Work from home	7.7%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9%	5.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Alexander and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Alexander Public Schools	Whiting Public Schools
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
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.