What stands out worked out from the figures below

Morehouse has the most people working from home (12.8%).

Clare has the most kids (26.3% 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	Morehouse	Clare
People
Population	63Lowest	80Highest
Median age	41.8±39Highest 5% above NY	37.5±12.2Lowest 6% below NY
	Morehouse and Clare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	11.1%±45.3Lowest NY: 20.5%	26.3%±37Highest NY: 20.5%
	Clare and Morehouse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.7%±55.7Highest NY: 17.9%	18.8%±30.7Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Morehouse and Clare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	18.6%Highest NY: 40.2%	7.4%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	12.7%±11Highest NY: 7%	0%±24.7Lowest NY: 7%
	Morehouse and Clare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$82,000±$35k 5% below NY	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$129,200±$70kHighest 70% below NY	$87,500±$48kLowest 79% below NY
	Morehouse and Clare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,056Highest 54% below NY	$1,531Lowest 77% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 NY: 52.1%	0%±100 NY: 52.1%
Below poverty line	3.2%Lowest NY: 14%	38.8%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.8%Lowest NY: 54.3%	91.2%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY	1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest about the NY average	23 minLowest 29% below NY
Work from home	12.8%±14.1Highest NY: 14.9%	0%±45.2Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Morehouse and Clare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.