What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cascade has the most people working from home (7.6%).

McNett has the most kids (20.6% 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	Cascade	McNett
People
Population	345Highest	107Lowest
Median age	57.2±3.9Lowest 40% above PA	59.7±25.4Highest 46% above PA
	McNett and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.5%±5Lowest PA: 20.4%	20.6%±20.7Highest PA: 20.4%
	McNett and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	29.6%±3.6Highest PA: 19.5%	27.1%±19.2Lowest PA: 19.5%
	Cascade and McNett 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%	5.9%Lowest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.3%±3.5Highest PA: 6.1%	0%±15.9Lowest PA: 6.1%
	Cascade and McNett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$70,417±$24kHighest 10% below PA	$70,250±$44kLowest 10% below PA
	Cascade and McNett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$215,600±$34kLowest 15% below PA	$216,700±$47kHighest 15% below PA
	McNett and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$792±$60 34% below PA	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,148Lowest 35% below PA	$2,556Highest 23% below PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	55.6%±62.9Highest PA: 48.2%	0%±100Lowest PA: 48.2%
	Cascade and McNett 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%	1.9%Lowest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.8%Highest PA: 69.3%	83.6%Lowest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 15 yrs newer than PA	1961Lowest 4 yrs older than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minLowest 29% above PA	40 minHighest 51% above PA
Work from home	7.6%±4.3Highest PA: 15.6%	4.7%±6.5Lowest PA: 15.6%
	Cascade and McNett 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.