What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Moose has the most people working from home (9.7%).

Ross has the most kids (25.2% under 18).

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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	Moose	Ross
People
Population	88Lowest	369Highest
Median age	53.5±5.3Highest 38% above MN	39.3±7.2Lowest about the MN average
Kids under 18	10.2%±28.2Lowest MN: 22.9%	25.2%±1.8Highest MN: 22.9%
	Ross and Moose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.9%±23.4Highest MN: 17.3%	11.9%±2.8Lowest MN: 17.3%
	Moose and Ross are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	14.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%	22.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±16.1Lowest MN: 5.8%	4.3%±1.8Highest MN: 5.8%
	Ross and Moose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$88,250±$49kLowest about the MN average	$100,625±$17kHighest 13% above MN
	Ross and Moose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$161,300±$31kLowest 51% below MN	$181,300±$51kHighest 45% below MN
	Ross and Moose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,578Lowest 53% below MN	$1,723Highest 49% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line	3.4%Lowest MN: 9.3%	9.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest MN: 72.2%	95.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN	1980Highest 1 yr newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minHighest 14% below MN	13 minLowest 41% below MN
Work from home	9.7%±5.1Highest MN: 17.6%	5%±2.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
	Moose and Ross are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents	0%	0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	14.8 miHighest	10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.00Lowest	0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town	Roseau (32%)	Roseau (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Ross	Few work in Moose
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	0.8%Highest	0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles	5.1 miLowest	5.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.1 miLowest	0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	2Highest	0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	0.8Lowest	1.4Highest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

MN 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.