What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cascade has the most kids (16.5% under 18).

Clover has the most people working from home (10.6%).

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	Cascade	Clover
People
Population	345Lowest	398Highest
Median age	57.2±3.9Highest 40% above PA	56.5±1.9Lowest 38% above PA
	Cascade and Clover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.5%±5Highest PA: 20.4%	10.3%±3.5Lowest PA: 20.4%
	Cascade and Clover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	29.6%±3.6Lowest PA: 19.5%	29.9%±3.4Highest PA: 19.5%
	Clover and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24.5%Highest PA: 35.2%	19.6%Lowest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.3%±3.5Lowest PA: 6.1%	1.3%±1.2Highest PA: 6.1%
	Clover and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$70,417±$24kLowest 10% below PA	$76,094±$7kHighest about the PA average
	Clover and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$215,600±$34kHighest 15% below PA	$170,400±$27kLowest 33% below PA
	Cascade and Clover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$792±$60Lowest 34% below PA	$850±$62Highest 30% below PA
	Clover and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,148Highest 35% below PA	$1,603Lowest 52% below PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	55.6%±62.9Lowest PA: 48.2%	83.3%±100Highest PA: 48.2%
	Clover and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.2%Highest PA: 11.7%	3.5%Lowest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.8%Lowest PA: 69.3%	92.3%Highest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 15 yrs newer than PA	1970Lowest 5 yrs newer than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 29% above PA	25 minLowest 3% below PA
Work from home	7.6%±4.3Lowest PA: 15.6%	10.6%±7.9Highest PA: 15.6%
	Clover and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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PA 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.