What stands out worked out from the figures below

Crawford has the most kids (14.4% under 18).

Great Pond has the most expensive homes ($198k 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	Crawford	Great Pond
People
Population	97Highest	42Lowest
Median age	66.2±12.2Lowest 48% above ME	68.5±12.1Highest 53% above ME
	Great Pond and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.4%±21.3Highest ME: 18.1%	7.1%±69.6Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Crawford and Great Pond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	50.5%±19.8Lowest ME: 22.4%	59.5%±69.6Highest ME: 22.4%
	Great Pond and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	18.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%	38.5%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±16 ME: 5.8%	0%±37 ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$31,875±$22kHighest 57% below ME	$22,292±$21kLowest 70% below ME
	Crawford and Great Pond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$121,400±$48kLowest 59% below ME	$197,900±$52kHighest 33% below ME
	Great Pond and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,467Highest 52% below ME	$742Lowest 76% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100 ME: 48.4%	100%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	27.8%Highest ME: 10.7%	14.3%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%	92.6%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME	1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	40 minLowest 63% above ME	57 minHighest 132% above ME
Work from home	38.9%±37.6Highest ME: 15.9%	36.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Crawford and Great Pond 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.