What stands out worked out from the figures below

Eaton has the most people working from home (24.4%).

New Hampton has the highest household income ($106k).

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	Eaton	New Hampton
People
Population	501Highest	302Lowest
Median age	59.6±14Lowest 38% above NH	64.1±14.4Highest 48% above NH
	New Hampton and Eaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	9.6%±5Highest NH: 18.2%	3.6%±10.7Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Eaton and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	41.3%±15.7Highest NH: 20.1%	20.5%±13.9Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Eaton and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	51.5%Lowest NH: 40.6%	58.7%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.2%±2.9Lowest NH: 6%	2.3%±6.1Highest NH: 6%
	New Hampton and Eaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$79,063±$9kLowest 20% below NH	$105,938±$52kHighest 7% above NH
	New Hampton and Eaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$377,300±$62kHighest 6% below NH	$298,200±$59kLowest 26% below NH
	Eaton and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,014Lowest 40% below NH	$4,290Highest 36% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 NH: 48.2%	—
Below poverty line	11%Lowest NH: 7.2%	32.1%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.9%Highest NH: 72.8%	96.5%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 1 yr older than NH	1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minLowest 24% above NH	37 minHighest 39% above NH
Work from home	24.4%±12.8Highest NH: 16.8%	7.3%±7.1Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Eaton and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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NH 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.