What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Washington has the most kids (16.1% under 18).

New Ashford has the most affordable homes ($391k 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 Washington	New Ashford
People
Population	193Lowest	257Highest
Median age	52.1±10.7Lowest 30% above MA	57.1±3.6Highest 43% above MA
	New Ashford and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.1%±14.2Highest MA: 19.4%	8.6%±6.6Lowest MA: 19.4%
	Mount Washington and New Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.5%±13Lowest MA: 17.9%	34.2%±8Highest MA: 17.9%
	New Ashford and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.2%Highest MA: 47.3%	41.6%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.6%±7.7Lowest MA: 7.9%	4.7%±6.6Highest MA: 7.9%
	New Ashford and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$142,500±$26kHighest 37% above MA	$102,188±$30kLowest about the MA average
	Mount Washington and New Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$714,300±$141kHighest 27% above MA	$390,700±$50kLowest 30% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$960±$113 46% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,316Highest 45% below MA	$3,196Lowest 47% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	75%±100Highest MA: 51.8%	0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Mount Washington and New Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest MA: 10%	5.8%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.2%Highest MA: 62.5%	84.3%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA	1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 min 5% above MA	31 min 5% above MA
Work from home	30.1%±14.2Highest MA: 18.6%	17.1%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6%
	Mount Washington and New Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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MA 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.