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Barlow vs Antelope 100 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (2.2× in Barlow) and street grid (4.6× in Barlow).
Where each one shines Two towns, two different strengths What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.
Barlow A small town of 105
Quiet strengths Barlow doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Barlow →
Antelope A small town of 68
Quiet strengths Antelope doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Antelope →
The biggest differences Where they part ways The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $1,300 more a month in Barlow A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Barlow $2,390 /mo
Typical home $414K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Antelope $1,090 /mo
Typical home $184K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →
The difference: $1,300 a month , about $15,600 a year , between Barlow and Antelope.
Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.
Life in each What daily life feels like in each The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.
Outdoors & history
National Register places — 1 Famous people born here 1 —
A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.
Where they are 100 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Barlow ↔ Antelope 100 miles apart
Everything, side by side What matters to you? Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
105 Highest 68 Lowest
Median age
45.5 ±11.7 Highest 13% above OR 32.5 ±48.7 Lowest 20% below OR
Kids under 18
19% ±24.1 Highest OR: 19.9% 7.4% ±47.6 Lowest OR: 19.9%
Age 65+
15.2% ±28.9 Lowest OR: 19.1% 20.6% ±46.5 Highest OR: 19.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.4% Highest OR: 36.8% 4.8% Lowest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1% ±12.7 Lowest OR: 5.7% 2.9% ±19.5 Highest OR: 5.7%
Household incomemedian
$96,250 ±$59k Highest 16% above OR $64,000 ±$12k Lowest 23% below OR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$413,600 ±$89k Highest 13% below OR $184,400 ±$74k Lowest 61% below OR
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,643 Highest 32% below OR $1,500 Lowest 61% below OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
— 40% ±100 OR: 52.5%
Below poverty line
7.6% Highest OR: 11.9% 7.4% Lowest OR: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.7% Highest OR: 63.3% 76.9% Lowest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980 Highest 1 yr older than OR 1966 Lowest 15 yrs older than OR
Average commuteone way
20 min 13% below OR —
Work from home
22% ±15.2 Highest OR: 19% 12.2% ±13.3 Lowest OR: 19%
Work in townworking residents
2.1% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
15.8 mi Lowest 95.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.81 Highest 0.17 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Portland (29%) Portland (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Antelope Few work in Barlow
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 1.3% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 0.2 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.4 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 Lowest 1 Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
194 Highest 41.8 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Barlow or Antelope: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Barlow? → Moving to Barlow: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Barlow’s Town Square.
Antelope or Barlow: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Antelope? → Moving to Antelope: what should I know? →
1 neighbor in Antelope can answer.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.
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