What stands out worked out from the figures below

Springfield has the most kids (18.1% under 18).

Lakeville has the most people working from home (53.8%).

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	Lakeville
People
Population	310Highest	99Lowest
Median age	52.4±7Lowest 17% above ME	59.9±7.5Highest 34% above ME
	Lakeville and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1%	3%±29.5Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Springfield and Lakeville 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%	41.4%±21.8Highest ME: 22.4%
	Lakeville 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%	36.5%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8%	0%±15.7Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Springfield and Lakeville 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	$65,625±$8kHighest 12% below ME
	Lakeville 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	$313,600±$251kHighest 6% above ME
	Lakeville and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,067Highest 65% below ME	$1,010Lowest 67% below ME
Below poverty line	5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%	6.1%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%	100%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME	1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 min 21% above ME	—
Work from home	9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9%	53.8%±31.3Highest ME: 15.9%
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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.