What stands out worked out from the figures below

Charlotte has the most kids (21.8% under 18).

Meddybemps has the most people working from home (5.4%).

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	Charlotte	Meddybemps
People
Population	377Highest	139Lowest
Median age	48.6±3.1Lowest 8% above ME	63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME
Kids under 18	21.8%±10.4Highest ME: 18.1%	5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Charlotte and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.8%±7.7Lowest ME: 22.4%	39.6%±15.4Highest ME: 22.4%
	Meddybemps and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.8%Highest ME: 36.2%	14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8%	5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8%
	Meddybemps and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$67,813±$18kHighest 9% below ME	$48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME
	Charlotte and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$140,800±$30kLowest 53% below ME	$295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,000Highest 34% below ME	$1,206Lowest 60% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	100%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	22.8%Highest ME: 10.7%	7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	98.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	87.1%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME	1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the ME average	31 minHighest 28% above ME
Work from home	2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9%	5.4%±7.8Highest ME: 15.9%
	Meddybemps and Charlotte 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.