What stands out worked out from the figures below

Springfield has the most people working from home (9.6%).

Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).

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	Springfield	Chapman
People
Population	310Lowest	388Highest
Median age	52.4±7Highest 17% above ME	45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average
	Springfield and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.1%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1%	27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1%
	Chapman and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4%	27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4%
	Chapman and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2%	22.8%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8%	5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8%
	Chapman and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME	$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME
	Chapman and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME	$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,067Lowest 65% below ME	$1,850Highest 39% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%	6.4%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	94.5%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME	1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 21% above ME	23 minLowest 6% below ME
Work from home	9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9%	4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Springfield and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

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.