What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hersey has the shortest commute (25 min average).

Wade has the most kids (16.4% under 18).

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	Hersey	Wade
People
Population	47Lowest	244Highest
Median age	60.5±3.2Highest 35% above ME	53.6±18.5Lowest 20% above ME
	Hersey and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	8.5%±58Lowest ME: 18.1%	16.4%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1%
	Wade and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	34%±54.5Lowest ME: 22.4%	34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4%
	Wade and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2%	33.2%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±33.1Lowest ME: 5.8%	0.4%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8%
	Wade and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$31,250±$26kLowest 58% below ME	$41,818±$25kHighest 44% below ME
	Wade and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$162,500±$113kHighest 45% below ME	$157,100±$109kLowest 47% below ME
	Hersey and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,417Highest 20% below ME	$1,655Lowest 45% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 ME: 48.4%	0%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	21.3%Highest ME: 10.7%	4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	65.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%	78.3%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	2004Highest 27 yrs newer than ME	1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest about the ME average	34 minHighest 37% above ME
Work from home	5.9%±23.3Lowest ME: 15.9%	10.1%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9%
	Wade and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME 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.