What stands out worked out from the figures below

Springfield has the highest household income ($61k).

Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).

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	Mount Chase
People
Population	310Highest	280Lowest
Median age	52.4±7Highest 17% above ME	49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME
	Springfield and Mount Chase 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%	22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1%
	Mount Chase 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%	28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4%
	Mount Chase 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%	32.1%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8%	2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8%
	Mount Chase 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±$23kHighest 19% below ME	$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME
	Springfield and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$122,500±$28kHighest 59% below ME	$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME
	Springfield and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,281±$1k 12% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,067Lowest 65% below ME	$1,548Highest 49% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	28.6%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%	30.7%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	90%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME	1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 21% above ME	27 minLowest 9% above ME
Work from home	9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9%	22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9%
	Mount Chase and Springfield 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.