What stands out worked out from the figures below

Eastbrook has the most people working from home (5.2%).

Osborn has the highest household income ($127k).

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	Eastbrook	Osborn
People
Population	742Highest	88Lowest
Median age	52.4±5.3Lowest 17% above ME	56.4±3.4Highest 26% above ME
	Osborn and Eastbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.4%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1%	9.1%±28.4Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Eastbrook and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±5.6Lowest ME: 22.4%	31.8%±34.1Highest ME: 22.4%
	Osborn and Eastbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	15%Lowest ME: 36.2%	23.4%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.6%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	5.7%±13.5Highest ME: 5.8%
	Osborn and Eastbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$69,018±$10kLowest 8% below ME	$127,083±$84kHighest 70% above ME
	Osborn and Eastbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$300,700±$51kHighest about the ME average	$218,100±$44kLowest 26% below ME
	Eastbrook and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$823±$109 28% below ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,642Highest 13% below ME	$878Lowest 71% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	8.1%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4%	100%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Osborn and Eastbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	21.2%Highest ME: 10.7%	9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.6%Highest ME: 74.3%	83.7%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME	1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 14% above ME	40 minHighest 64% above ME
Work from home	5.2%±1.9Highest ME: 15.9%	2%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Eastbrook and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	RSU 24	—
High school in town	None in town	—
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.