What stands out worked out from the figures below

Roxbury has the most kids (6% under 18).

Byron has the highest household income ($90k).

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	Roxbury	Byron
People
Population	352Highest	174Lowest
Median age	59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME	58.9±12.3Lowest 31% above ME
	Roxbury and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1%	1.1%±16.8Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Roxbury and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4%	14.4%±13.8Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Roxbury and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	15.5%Highest ME: 36.2%	11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8%	0%±8.9Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Roxbury and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME	$90,417±$53kHighest 21% above ME
	Byron and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME	$122,700±$61kHighest 59% below ME
	Byron and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$850Lowest 72% below ME	$1,301Highest 57% below ME
Below poverty line	13.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%	14.9%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.5%Lowest ME: 74.3%	97.8%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME	1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 16% above ME	43 minHighest 74% above ME
Work from home	5.2%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9%	4.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Roxbury and Byron 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.