A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.
A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.
Where they are
18 miles apart
Straight-line miles between town centers.
LonerockSpray
Lonerock ↔ Spray18 miles apart
Everything, side by side
What matters to you?
Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
LonerockSpray
Your priorities
People
Population36Lowest89Highest
Median age67.5±7.7Lowest 67% above OR67.6±9.7Highest 67% above OR
Spray and Lonerock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 180%±100Lowest OR: 19.9%11.2%±37.9Highest OR: 19.9%
Spray and Lonerock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+52.8%±96.9Lowest OR: 19.1%53.9%±37.5Highest OR: 19.1%
Spray and Lonerock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.
