What stands out worked out from the figures below

Crawford has the most people working from home (38.9%).

Topsfield has the highest household income ($48k).

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	Topsfield
People
Population	97Lowest	214Highest
Median age	66.2±12.2Highest 48% above ME	63.5±4.9Lowest 42% above ME
	Crawford and Topsfield 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%	13.1%±10.4Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Crawford and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	50.5%±19.8Highest ME: 22.4%	44.9%±12.5Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Crawford and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	18.1%Highest ME: 36.2%	14.4%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±16Lowest ME: 5.8%	0.9%±5.3Highest ME: 5.8%
	Topsfield and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$31,875±$22kLowest 57% below ME	$48,125±$16kHighest 36% below ME
	Topsfield and Crawford 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	$141,700±$32kHighest 52% below ME
	Topsfield 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	$957Lowest 68% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100 ME: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	27.8%Highest ME: 10.7%	13.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%	95.1%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME	1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	40 minHighest 63% above ME	34 minLowest 39% above ME
Work from home	38.9%±37.6Highest ME: 15.9%	5.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Crawford and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	—	East Range CSD
High school in town	—	None in town
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Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

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.