What stands out worked out from the figures below

Aurora has the most kids (26.5% under 18).

Alexander has the shortest commute (18 min average).

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	Aurora	Alexander
People
Population	132Lowest	553Highest
Median age	47.2±17Lowest 5% above ME	52.8±4.2Highest 18% above ME
	Alexander and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	26.5%±16.9Highest ME: 18.1%	18.1%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Aurora and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.3%±26.9Highest ME: 22.4%	18.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Aurora and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	42.4%Highest ME: 36.2%	24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8%	5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Aurora and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$93,750±$10k 25% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$189,400±$17kLowest 36% below ME	$193,800±$54kHighest 35% below ME
	Alexander and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$342 about the ME average	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,025Highest 33% below ME	$1,781Lowest 41% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Aurora and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	15.2%Highest ME: 10.7%	6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.9%Lowest ME: 74.3%	95.3%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME	1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 36% above ME	18 minLowest 26% below ME
Work from home	6.5%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9%	7.7%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9%
	Alexander and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Airline CSD	Alexander 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.