What stands out worked out from the figures below

Osborn has the oldest population (median age 56.4).

Aurora has the most people working from home (6.5%).

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	Osborn	Aurora
People
Population	88Lowest	132Highest
Median age	56.4±3.4Highest 26% above ME	47.2±17Lowest 5% above ME
	Osborn and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	9.1%±28.4Lowest ME: 18.1%	26.5%±16.9Highest ME: 18.1%
	Aurora and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.8%±34.1Highest ME: 22.4%	27.3%±26.9Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Osborn and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2%	42.4%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.7%±13.5Highest ME: 5.8%	5.3%±10.1Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Osborn and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$127,083±$84k 70% above ME	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$218,100±$44kHighest 26% below ME	$189,400±$17kLowest 36% below ME
	Osborn and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,125±$342 about the ME average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$878Lowest 71% below ME	$2,025Highest 33% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100Highest ME: 48.4%	33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Osborn and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%	15.2%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Highest ME: 74.3%	75.9%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME	1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	40 minHighest 64% above ME	34 minLowest 36% above ME
Work from home	2%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9%	6.5%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9%
	Aurora and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	—	Airline CSD
High school in town	—	None in town
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Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

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.