What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the most people working from home (9.8%).

Troy has the most kids (16.4% under 18).

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	Baltimore	Troy
People
Population	361Highest	219Lowest
Median age	51.2±10.3Lowest 19% above VT	65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT
	Troy and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9%	16.4%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9%
	Troy and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4%	51.1%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.5%Highest VT: 43.8%	9.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7%	3.2%±6.3Highest VT: 7%
	Troy and Baltimore 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 32% above VT	$91,688±$8kLowest 13% above VT
	Baltimore and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$219,400±$27kHighest 31% below VT	$187,500±$46kLowest 41% below VT
	Baltimore and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,329Highest 14% below VT	$2,480Lowest 51% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26.7%±100 VT: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%	13.7%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.8%Lowest VT: 73.2%	100%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT	1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minHighest 11% below VT	19 minLowest 19% below VT
Work from home	9.8%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9%	3.7%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Baltimore and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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VT 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.