What stands out worked out from the figures below

North Haven has the shortest commute (9 min average).

Arrowsic has the most expensive homes ($584k 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	North Haven	Arrowsic
People
Population	480Lowest	597Highest
Median age	49.6±6.6Lowest 11% above ME	50.3±8.7Highest 12% above ME
	Arrowsic and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.6%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1%	22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1%
	Arrowsic and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	32.5%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4%	31.8%±11.2Lowest ME: 22.4%
	North Haven and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55.4%Lowest ME: 36.2%	64.7%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8%	3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8%
	Arrowsic and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$87,500±$22kLowest 17% above ME	$99,107±$27kHighest 33% above ME
	Arrowsic and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$440,200±$46kLowest 48% above ME	$584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME
	Arrowsic and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$913±$318Lowest 20% below ME	$1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME
	Arrowsic and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,824Highest 26% above ME	$3,521Lowest 16% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.6%±67.9Highest ME: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%
	North Haven and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7%	16.1%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82%Lowest ME: 74.3%	95.3%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME	1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	9 minLowest 65% below ME	29 minHighest 20% above ME
Work from home	16%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9%	20.6%±9Highest ME: 15.9%
	Arrowsic and North Haven 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.