What stands out worked out from the figures below

Castle Hill has the most affordable homes ($145k median).

Weld has the most expensive homes ($269k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Castle Hill	Weld
People
Population	281Lowest	459Highest
Median age	57.8±15.8Lowest 29% above ME	64±6.7Highest 43% above ME
	Weld and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1%	17.9%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1%
	Weld and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4%	44.4%±12.4Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Castle Hill and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2%	42.1%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±5.3Highest ME: 5.8%	1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Castle Hill and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME	$62,083±$11kHighest 17% below ME
	Weld and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME	$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$950±$574 17% below ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,449Highest 52% below ME	$1,308Lowest 57% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	75%±100Highest ME: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Castle Hill and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7%	6.5%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.3%Highest ME: 74.3%	93.7%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME	1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	19 minLowest 24% below ME	30 minHighest 21% above ME
Work from home	10.3%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9%	15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9%
	Weld and Castle Hill 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.