What stands out worked out from the figures below

Byron has the highest household income ($90k).

Abbot has the most kids (6.5% 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	Byron	Abbot
People
Population	174Lowest	584Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-9% ME: +2.6%
Median age	58.9±12.3Highest 31% above ME	48.6±3.5Lowest 8% above ME
	Byron and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	1.1%±16.8Lowest ME: 18.1%	6.5%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1%
	Abbot and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.4%±13.8Lowest ME: 22.4%	16.3%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4%
	Abbot and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2%	13.2%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±8.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	1.5%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8%
	Abbot and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$90,417±$53kHighest 21% above ME	$58,542±$24kLowest 22% below ME
	Byron and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$122,700±$61kLowest 59% below ME	$171,200±$36kHighest 42% below ME
	Abbot and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,111±$73 about the ME average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,301Lowest 57% below ME	$1,393Highest 54% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	6.7%±41.8 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	14.9%Lowest ME: 10.7%	16.4%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.8%Highest ME: 74.3%	74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME	1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	43 minHighest 74% above ME	27 minLowest 11% above ME
Work from home	4.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9%	23.1%±17.1Highest ME: 15.9%
	Abbot and Byron 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.