What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Shelburne has the most affordable homes ($280k 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	Ellsworth	Shelburne
People
Population	51Lowest	530Highest
Median age	61.8±13.1Highest 43% above NH	50.3±11Lowest 16% above NH
	Ellsworth and Shelburne 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%	12.3%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Ellsworth and Shelburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	39.2%±46.4Highest NH: 20.1%	31.7%±5.5Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Ellsworth and Shelburne 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%	36.1%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±33.3Lowest NH: 6%	4%±4.5Highest NH: 6%
	Shelburne and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$89,375±$39kLowest 10% below NH	$93,125±$18kHighest 6% below NH
	Shelburne and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$350,000±$170kHighest 13% below NH	$280,200±$45kLowest 30% below NH
	Ellsworth and Shelburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,130±$62 24% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,813Highest 43% below NH	$3,801Lowest 43% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	10%±70.4 NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line	0%Lowest NH: 7.2%	5.5%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest NH: 72.8%	86%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 1 yr older than NH	1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	25 min 6% below NH
Work from home	23.1%±26.3Highest NH: 16.8%	9.3%±6.3Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Ellsworth and Shelburne 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.