What stands out worked out from the figures below

Freetown has the most people working from home (6.9%).

Cincinnatus has the oldest population (median age 37.3).

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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.

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Measure	Freetown	Cincinnatus
People
Population	911Lowest	998Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.3%Highest NY: +4.2%	-14.6%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age	32.5±10.3Lowest 18% below NY	37.3±10.7Highest 6% below NY
	Cincinnatus and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	25%±6.2Highest NY: 20.5%	22%±7Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Freetown and Cincinnatus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	9%±3Lowest NY: 17.9%	17.3%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.2%Lowest NY: 40.2%	16.8%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.6%±2.4Highest NY: 7%	2.2%±2Lowest NY: 7%
	Freetown and Cincinnatus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$62,386±$29kLowest 27% below NY	$68,698±$8kHighest 20% below NY
	Cincinnatus and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$141,800±$26kHighest 67% below NY	$123,800±$48kLowest 71% below NY
	Freetown and Cincinnatus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,219±$377Highest 25% below NY	$877±$136Lowest 46% below NY
	Freetown and Cincinnatus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,894Highest 41% below NY	$3,390Lowest 48% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.8%±13.2Lowest NY: 52.1%	74.6%±97.5Highest NY: 52.1%
	Cincinnatus and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	18.6%Highest NY: 14%	7.5%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.2%Highest NY: 54.3%	72.2%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY	1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 4% above NY	29 minLowest 10% below NY
Work from home	6.9%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9%	2.6%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Freetown and Cincinnatus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	—	CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town	—	CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school	—	7.2
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NY 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.