What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beddington has the most people working from home (20%).

Maxfield has the most kids (7.9% 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	Beddington	Maxfield
People
Population	38Lowest	76Highest
Median age	64.8±2.2Highest 45% above ME	54.5±5Lowest 22% above ME
Kids under 18	0%±81.9Lowest ME: 18.1%	7.9%±39.8Highest ME: 18.1%
	Maxfield and Beddington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	47.4%±69.2Highest ME: 22.4%	13.2%±44.7Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Beddington and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	15.8%Highest ME: 36.2%	8.8%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±40.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	1.3%±14.7Highest ME: 5.8%
	Maxfield and Beddington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$146,500±$68kHighest 96% above ME	$92,500±$48kLowest 24% above ME
	Beddington and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$237,500±$228kHighest 20% below ME	$164,600±$35kLowest 45% below ME
	Beddington and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,045Lowest 66% below ME	$2,333Highest 23% below ME
Below poverty line	0%Lowest ME: 10.7%	8.6%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100% ME: 74.3%	100% ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME	1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	56 min 129% above ME
Work from home	20%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9%	0%±39.3Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Beddington and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.