What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sorrento has the most expensive homes ($299k median).

Dyer Brook has the most affordable 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	Sorrento	Dyer Brook
People
Population	345Highest	275Lowest
Median age	33.8±23.7Lowest 25% below ME	38.7±11.8Highest 14% below ME
	Dyer Brook and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 18.1%	24.4%±11Highest ME: 18.1%
	Dyer Brook and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.6%±10Highest ME: 22.4%	12.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Sorrento and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	51%Highest ME: 36.2%	34.5%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8%	6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8%
	Dyer Brook and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$83,438±$10kHighest 12% above ME	$73,409±$27kLowest about the ME average
	Sorrento and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$298,800±$38kHighest about the ME average	$135,000±$51kLowest 54% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,696±$433 49% above ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,929Highest 36% below ME	$1,606Lowest 47% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	4.8%±91.7Lowest ME: 48.4%	50%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Dyer Brook and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7%	6.9%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.8%Lowest ME: 74.3%	93.1%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME	1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 39% above ME	25 minLowest about the ME average
Work from home	9.4%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9%	8.4%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Sorrento and Dyer Brook 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.