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Cameron vs Jasper vs Stratton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cameron has the most kids (37.3% under 18).
Jasper has the most people working from home (12.2%).
Stratton has the most expensive homes ($400k median).

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.

MeasureCameronJasperStratton
People
Population
1,049
1,308Highest
532Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
32.5±6
16% below U.S.
37.3±7.4Highest
4% below U.S.
31.5±4.1Lowest
19% below U.S.
Jasper and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
37.3%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
33.6%±2.4
U.S.: 22%
28%±7.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Cameron and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
11.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
16%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
11.7%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
Jasper and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
14.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
33.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.6%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
0.2%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Stratton and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$59,125±$17kLowest
27% below U.S.
$80,588±$7k
about the U.S. average
$122,708±$33kHighest
52% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$115,800±$37kLowest
65% below U.S.
$123,600±$13k
63% below U.S.
$400,000±$50kHighest
20% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$975±$733
31% below U.S.
$658±$149Lowest
53% below U.S.
$1,208±$979Highest
15% below U.S.
Stratton and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,735
12% below U.S.
$2,250Lowest
28% below U.S.
$4,750Highest
52% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
86.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
35.7%±54.6
U.S.: 51.1%
12%±69.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cameron and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
38.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
83.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1962Lowest
18 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
26% above U.S.
24 minLowest
8% below U.S.
33 min
24% above U.S.
Work from home
2.5%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.2%±7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
3.3%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Jasper and Stratton 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.