What stands out worked out from the figures below

Maxfield has the most kids (7.9% under 18).

Byron has the most people working from home (4.1%).

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	Maxfield	Byron
People
Population	76Lowest	174Highest
Median age	54.5±5Lowest 22% above ME	58.9±12.3Highest 31% above ME
	Byron and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	7.9%±39.8Highest ME: 18.1%	1.1%±16.8Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Maxfield and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13.2%±44.7Lowest ME: 22.4%	14.4%±13.8Highest ME: 22.4%
	Byron and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	8.8%Lowest ME: 36.2%	11.7%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.3%±14.7Highest ME: 5.8%	0%±8.9Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Maxfield and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$92,500±$48kHighest 24% above ME	$90,417±$53kLowest 21% above ME
	Maxfield and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$164,600±$35kHighest 45% below ME	$122,700±$61kLowest 59% below ME
	Maxfield and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,333Highest 23% below ME	$1,301Lowest 57% below ME
Below poverty line	8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7%	14.9%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest ME: 74.3%	97.8%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME	1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	56 minHighest 129% above ME	43 minLowest 74% above ME
Work from home	0%±39.3Lowest ME: 15.9%	4.1%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9%
	Byron and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

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.