What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Chase has the most kids (22.1% under 18).

Stockholm has the highest household income ($61k).

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	Mount Chase	Stockholm
People
Population	280Highest	222Lowest
Median age	49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME	54±7.3Highest 21% above ME
	Stockholm and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1%	14.4%±7.3Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Mount Chase and Stockholm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4%	21.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Mount Chase and Stockholm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.1%Highest ME: 36.2%	24.9%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 5.8%	4.1%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8%
	Stockholm and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME	$60,833±$9kHighest 19% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME	$144,800±$27kHighest 51% below ME
	Stockholm and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME	$1,094±$180Lowest 4% below ME
	Mount Chase and Stockholm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,548Lowest 49% below ME	$1,609Highest 47% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	57.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Stockholm and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	30.7%Highest ME: 10.7%	13.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90%Highest ME: 74.3%	86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME	1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 9% above ME	24 minLowest about the ME average
Work from home	22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9%	19.5%±12.2Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Mount Chase and Stockholm 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.