What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($124k median).

Sharon has the most affordable homes ($79k median).

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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.

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Measure	Brookfield	Sharon
People
Population	8,404Lowest	12,936Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-4.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4%	-6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	48±2.9Highest 23% above U.S.	43±3.7Lowest 11% above U.S.
	Brookfield and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22%	20.6%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22%
	Sharon and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.5%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2%	18.3%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	18.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	3.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$52,917±$9kHighest 34% below U.S.	$45,670±$6kLowest 43% below U.S.
	Brookfield and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$124,200±$19kHighest 63% below U.S.	$78,800±$11kLowest 76% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$734±$73Lowest 48% below U.S.	$827±$140Highest 41% below U.S.
	Sharon and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,628Lowest 48% below U.S.	$1,807Highest 42% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	37.9%±12.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	47.8%±7.7Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Sharon and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	15.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	20%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	53%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S.	1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	19 minHighest 27% below U.S.	18 minLowest 30% below U.S.
Work from home	7.2%±3Highest U.S.: 15.1%	5.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Brookfield and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#507 of 621 in OH	#534 of 764 in PA
School district	Brookfield Local	Sharon City SD
High school in town	Brookfield High School	Sharon HS
Students per teacherat that high school	15.6Highest	9.9Lowest
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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.