A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.
Everything, side by side
What matters to you?
Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
Clermont TownshipWhite Butte Township
Your priorities
People
Population12Highest0Lowest
Kids under 180%±100 U.S.: 22%—
Age 65+100%±100 U.S.: 17.2%—
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+0% U.S.: 35.7%—
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents0%±100 U.S.: 6.4%—
Cost of living
Below poverty line0% U.S.: 12.5%—
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes100% U.S.: 65.2%—
Getting to work
Work in townworking residents0%0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line11.3 mi11.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub0.54Highest0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside townHettinger (46%)Lemmon (60%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the othersFew work in White Butte TownshipFew work in Clermont Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town4.2%Lowest6.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles44.2 miHighest7.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi1.2 miHighest0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map0Lowest1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure0.4Highest0.3Lowest
U.S. average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?
Ask the people who live there
The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.