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Baltimore vs Croydon vs Cavendish

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Croydon has the most expensive homes ($317k median).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).

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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.

MeasureBaltimoreCroydonCavendish
People
Population
361Lowest
798
1,242Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
32% above U.S.
43±9.1Lowest
11% above U.S.
45.2±5.9
16% above U.S.
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.3%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
Croydon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.4%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.6%±2
U.S.: 17.2%
Croydon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
21.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±3.3
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cavendish and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
33% above U.S.
$98,333±$21k
22% above U.S.
$89,063±$29kLowest
10% above U.S.
Baltimore and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kLowest
34% below U.S.
$317,300±$33kHighest
5% below U.S.
$285,100±$40k
14% below U.S.
Croydon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$991±$336Lowest
30% below U.S.
$1,000±$546Highest
29% below U.S.
Cavendish and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Highest
39% above U.S.
$3,806Lowest
22% above U.S.
$3,948
27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
7.1%±75.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
28.9%±27Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
86.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
5.3%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.5%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Croydon School District Green Mountain Unified School District #77
High school in town — None in town None in town
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U.S. 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.