What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).

Wade has the most expensive homes ($157k median).

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	Wade
People
Population	280Highest	244Lowest
Median age	49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME	53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME
	Wade 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%	16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Mount Chase and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.9%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4%	34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4%
	Wade and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%	33.2%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8%	0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Mount Chase and Wade 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	$41,818±$25kHighest 44% below ME
	Wade and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME	$157,100±$109kHighest 47% below ME
	Wade 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±$1k 12% above ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,548Lowest 49% below ME	$1,655Highest 45% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Mount Chase and Wade 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%	4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90%Highest ME: 74.3%	78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME	1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 9% above ME	34 minHighest 37% above ME
Work from home	22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9%	10.1%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Mount Chase and Wade 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.