What stands out worked out from the figures below

Blaine has the most people working from home (6.5%).

Charlotte has the most homeowners (98.2%).

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	Blaine	Charlotte
People
Population	706Highest	377Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-8.1% ME: +2.6%	—
Median age	46.3±17Lowest 3% above ME	48.6±3.1Highest 8% above ME
	Charlotte and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1%	21.8%±10.4Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Blaine and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4%	21.8%±7.7Highest ME: 22.4%
	Charlotte and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	20%Lowest ME: 36.2%	28.8%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8%	4.2%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Blaine and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$80,707±$24kHighest 8% above ME	$67,813±$18kLowest 9% below ME
	Blaine and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$140,800±$30k 53% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$691±$303 39% below ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,804Lowest 41% below ME	$2,000Highest 34% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	20%±100 ME: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7%	22.8%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.1%Lowest ME: 74.3%	98.2%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME	1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	19 minLowest 24% below ME	24 minHighest about the ME average
Work from home	6.5%±3.1Highest ME: 15.9%	2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Blaine and Charlotte 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.