What stands out worked out from the figures below

Oakfield has the most affordable homes ($69k median).

Dyer Brook has the most expensive homes ($135k 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	Oakfield	Dyer Brook
People
Population	449Highest	275Lowest
Median age	57.3±13Highest 28% above ME	38.7±11.8Lowest 14% below ME
	Oakfield and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1%	24.4%±11Highest ME: 18.1%
	Dyer Brook and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	35.9%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4%	12.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	8.4%Lowest ME: 36.2%	34.5%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8%	6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8%
	Dyer Brook and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$45,272±$7kLowest 39% below ME	$73,409±$27kHighest about the ME average
	Dyer Brook and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$68,600±$53kLowest 77% below ME	$135,000±$51kHighest 54% below ME
	Dyer Brook and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$567±$244 50% below ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$613Lowest 80% below ME	$1,606Highest 47% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	21.6%±13.4Lowest ME: 48.4%	50%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Dyer Brook and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.4%Highest ME: 10.7%	6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	56%Lowest ME: 74.3%	93.1%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME	1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	16 minLowest 34% below ME	25 minHighest about the ME average
Work from home	8.1%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9%	8.4%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9%
	Dyer Brook and Oakfield 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.