What stands out worked out from the figures below

Carroll plantation has the most affordable homes ($84k median).

Springfield has the most people working from home (9.6%).

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	Carroll plantation	Springfield
People
Population	134Lowest	310Highest
Median age	55.1±14.4Highest 23% above ME	52.4±7Lowest 17% above ME
	Carroll plantation and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.7%±15.9Lowest ME: 18.1%	18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1%
	Springfield and Carroll plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	32.8%±20.5Highest ME: 22.4%	21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Carroll plantation and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	9.3%Lowest ME: 36.2%	17.3%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3%±8.9Highest ME: 5.8%	0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Carroll plantation and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$24,643±$23kLowest 67% below ME	$60,833±$23kHighest 19% below ME
	Springfield and Carroll plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$83,500±$16kLowest 72% below ME	$122,500±$28kHighest 59% below ME
	Springfield and Carroll plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,061Lowest 65% below ME	$1,067Highest 65% below ME
Below poverty line	18.7%Highest ME: 10.7%	5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest ME: 74.3%	96.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME	1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	63 minHighest 157% above ME	30 minLowest 21% above ME
Work from home	0%±42.3Lowest ME: 15.9%	9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9%
	Springfield and Carroll plantation 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.