What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ames has the highest household income ($113k).

Morehouse has the most people working from home (12.8%).

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	Ames	Morehouse
People
Population	87Highest	63Lowest
Median age	48.8±15.2Highest 23% above NY	41.8±39Lowest 5% above NY
	Ames and Morehouse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.9%±41.5Highest NY: 20.5%	11.1%±45.3Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Ames and Morehouse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.8%±36.6Lowest NY: 17.9%	31.7%±55.7Highest NY: 17.9%
	Morehouse and Ames are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	42.3%Highest NY: 40.2%	18.6%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9.2%±8.7Lowest NY: 7%	12.7%±11Highest NY: 7%
	Morehouse and Ames are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$112,500±$63kHighest 31% above NY	$82,000±$35kLowest 5% below NY
	Ames and Morehouse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$157,800±$13kHighest 63% below NY	$129,200±$70kLowest 70% below NY
	Ames and Morehouse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,143Highest 52% below NY	$3,056Lowest 54% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 NY: 52.1%
Below poverty line	1.1%Lowest NY: 14%	3.2%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest NY: 54.3%	86.8%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY	1958Highest 1 yr older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	44 minHighest 34% above NY	33 minLowest about the NY average
Work from home	0%±30.4Lowest NY: 14.9%	12.8%±14.1Highest NY: 14.9%
	Morehouse and Ames are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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NY 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.