What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beecher Falls has the most kids (9% under 18).

Meddybemps has the most people working from home (5.4%).

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	Beecher Falls	Meddybemps
People
Population	67Lowest	139Highest
Median age	57.5±2.6Lowest 48% above U.S.	63.9±4.2Highest 64% above U.S.
	Meddybemps and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	9%±40.6Highest U.S.: 22%	5%±21.5Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Beecher Falls and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	32.8%±43.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	39.6%±15.4Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Meddybemps and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	5.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	14.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±21.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	5%±10.1Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Meddybemps and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$26,042±$24kLowest 68% below U.S.	$48,000±$13kHighest 41% below U.S.
	Meddybemps and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$98,100±$36kLowest 71% below U.S.	$295,000±$73kHighest 11% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,438Highest 22% below U.S.	$1,206Lowest 61% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	100%±100 U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	7.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	87.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S.	1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	31 min 19% above U.S.
Work from home	0%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	5.4%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Meddybemps and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.