What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ellsworth has the most people working from home (23.1%).

Milton Mills has the highest household income ($250k).

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	Ellsworth	Milton Mills
People
Population	51Lowest	72Highest
Median age	61.8±13.1Lowest 43% above NH	64.4±15.3Highest 49% above NH
	Milton Mills and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.7%±59.8Highest NH: 18.2%	0%±47.1Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Ellsworth and Milton Mills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	39.2%±46.4Lowest NH: 20.1%	43.1%±58.3Highest NH: 20.1%
	Milton Mills and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25%Lowest NH: 40.6%	55%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±33.3 NH: 6%	0%±23.6 NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$89,375±$39kLowest 10% below NH	$250,001Highest 152% above NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$350,000±$170kLowest 13% below NH	$366,000±$40kHighest 9% below NH
	Milton Mills and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,813 43% below NH	—
Below poverty line	0%Lowest NH: 7.2%	11.1%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100% NH: 72.8%	100% NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 1 yr older than NH	1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Work from home	23.1%±26.3Highest NH: 16.8%	0%±24Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Ellsworth and Milton Mills 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.