What stands out worked out from the figures below

Benton has the most expensive homes ($288k median).

Clarksville has the most people working from home (25.1%).

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	Benton	Clarksville
People
Population	386Highest	371Lowest
Median age	62.1±1.9Highest 43% above NH	50.4±6.6Lowest 16% above NH
Kids under 18	6.7%±4.2Lowest NH: 18.2%	10%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2%
	Clarksville and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37.3%±12.5Highest NH: 20.1%	23.2%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Benton and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	18.2%Highest NH: 40.6%	14.1%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.8%±1.4Lowest NH: 6%	3.2%±3Highest NH: 6%
	Clarksville and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$67,895±$4kHighest 31% below NH	$65,385±$24kLowest 34% below NH
	Benton and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$288,300±$46kHighest 28% below NH	$191,700±$84kLowest 52% below NH
	Benton and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,125±$620 25% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,922Highest 56% below NH	$2,276Lowest 66% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100Highest NH: 48.2%	50%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Benton and Clarksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	15.9% NH: 7.2%	15.9% NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.1%Highest NH: 72.8%	82.7%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH	1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above NH	23 minLowest 15% below NH
Work from home	2.6%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8%	25.1%±9.6Highest NH: 16.8%
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NH 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.