What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Eugene has the most kids (25.8% under 18).

Combs has the most affordable homes ($129k median).

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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 townOutdoorsyWalkable streets

Measure	Eugene	Combs
People
Population	97Lowest	123Highest
Median age	59.1±46.1Lowest 52% above MO	61.6±9.3Highest 58% above MO
	Combs and Eugene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	25.8%±24.4Highest MO: 22.3%	0.8%±25.9Lowest MO: 22.3%
	Eugene and Combs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	39.2%±32.7Lowest MO: 17.9%	48%±26.4Highest MO: 17.9%
	Combs and Eugene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%	24.3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±17.5Lowest MO: 5.7%	8.9%±14Highest MO: 5.7%
	Combs and Eugene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$72,750±$42kHighest about the MO average	$58,929±$14kLowest 17% below MO
	Eugene and Combs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$229,500±$122kHighest about the MO average	$129,200±$75kLowest 44% below MO
	Eugene and Combs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,719Highest 12% below MO	$852Lowest 56% below MO
Below poverty line	0% MO: 12.6%	0% MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest MO: 68.1%	95.5%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year	1990Lowest 12 yrs newer than MO	1995Highest 17 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	36 minHighest 54% above MO	22 minLowest 6% below MO
Work from home	0%±37.5 MO: 13%	0%±24.5 MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents	0%	0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	20.8 miLowest	29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.06Lowest	0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town	Carrollton (19%)	Carrollton (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Combs	Few work in Eugene
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	5%Highest	4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles	13.1 miHighest	0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.3 miHighest	0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	0	0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	2.2Highest	1.8Lowest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

MO average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” 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.