What stands out worked out from the figures below

Smyrna has the most people working from home (6.4%).

Wesley has the most affordable homes ($69k 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	Smyrna	Wesley
People
Population	380Highest	320Lowest
Median age	31±9.6Lowest 31% below ME	37.3±3.1Highest 17% below ME
	Wesley and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	33.2%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1%	15.6%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1%
Age 65+	10.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4%	16.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4%
	Wesley and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	17.7%Lowest ME: 36.2%	22.2%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	2.2%±4Highest ME: 5.8%
	Wesley and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME	$63,125±$34kHighest 16% below ME
	Wesley and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$117,100±$10kHighest 61% below ME	$68,800±$21kLowest 77% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$425±$63 63% below ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,200Highest 60% below ME	$558Lowest 82% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	27.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Wesley and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	15.8%Lowest ME: 10.7%	34.7%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.4%Highest ME: 74.3%	91.8%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest same as ME	1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	15 minLowest 37% below ME	48 minHighest 96% above ME
Work from home	6.4%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9%	1.9%±3Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Smyrna and Wesley 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.