What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Plumer has the most trails (45.3 mi).

Frederick has the most conserved land (66.7% of the town).

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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 townOutdoorsyWalkable streets

Measure	Plumer	Frederick
People
Population	0Lowest	6Highest
Kids under 18	—	0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+	—	100%±100 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	—	0% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	—	0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line	—	0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	—	100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work in townworking residents	0%	0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	10.8 miLowest	38.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.00	0.00
Top workplaceoutside town	Crosby (50%)	Crosby (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Frederick	Few work in Plumer
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	23.4%Lowest	66.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles	45.3 miHighest	37.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	1.3 miHighest	1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	0	0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	0.2Lowest	0.3Highest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

ND average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” 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.