What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Webster plantation has the most people working from home (31.4%).

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	Webster plantation
People
Population	310Highest	85Lowest
Median age	52.4±7Highest 17% above ME	48.4±11.5Lowest 8% above ME
	Springfield and Webster plantation 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%	3.5%±34.4Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Springfield and Webster plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.6%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4%	14.1%±39.2Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Springfield and Webster plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	17.3%Highest ME: 36.2%	8.5%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8%	15.3%±28.1Highest ME: 5.8%
	Webster plantation 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±$23k 19% below ME	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$122,500±$28kHighest 59% below ME	$75,800±$66kLowest 74% below ME
	Springfield and Webster plantation 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	$367Lowest 88% below ME
Below poverty line	5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%	31.8%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	85.4%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME	1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 21% above ME	29 minLowest 18% above ME
Work from home	9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9%	31.4%±29.7Highest ME: 15.9%
	Webster plantation 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.