What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Springbrook has the most people working from home (5.8%).

Pherrin has the most conserved land (5.7% 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	Springbrook	Pherrin
People
Population	166Lowest	572Highest
Median age	30.1±11.5Highest 16% below ND	29.2±7.6Lowest 19% below ND
	Springbrook and Pherrin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	34.9%±14.6Highest ND: 23.5%	31.1%±14.3Lowest ND: 23.5%
	Springbrook and Pherrin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	1.8%±20.4Lowest ND: 16.5%	10.5%±3.9Highest ND: 16.5%
	Pherrin and Springbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	17.2%Highest ND: 32.7%	8.6%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±6.5Lowest ND: 7.6%	6.3%±10.4Highest ND: 7.6%
	Pherrin and Springbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$182,143±$81kHighest 138% above ND	$117,339±$70kLowest 53% above ND
	Springbrook and Pherrin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$283,300±$80kLowest 13% above ND	$331,100±$41kHighest 32% above ND
	Pherrin and Springbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	—	$2,361 4% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 ND: 38.9%	—
Below poverty line	0% ND: 10.8%	0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	52.4%Lowest ND: 62.9%	81.3%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year	2012Highest 30 yrs newer than ND	2011Lowest 29 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	36 minHighest 101% above ND	20 minLowest 11% above ND
Work from home	5.8%±7.4Highest ND: 8.1%	1.5%±2.9Lowest ND: 8.1%
	Springbrook and Pherrin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents	1.1%Lowest	2.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	16.3 miHighest	8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	1.25Highest	1.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town	Williston (43%)	Williston (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Pherrin	Few work in Springbrook
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	2.8%Lowest	5.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles	39.9 miHighest	22.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	1.1 miHighest	0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	0	0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	1.1Lowest	2.1Highest
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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.