What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Stewart has the most kids (49% under 18).

Lake has the most conserved land (0.5% of the town).

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Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing townOutdoorsyWalkable streets

Measure	Stewart	Lake
People
Population	153Highest	41Lowest
Median age	51.1±82.9Highest 34% above SD	34±79.9Lowest 11% below SD
	Stewart and Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	49%±55.5Highest SD: 24.2%	0%±69Lowest SD: 24.2%
	Stewart and Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.8%±20.1Lowest SD: 18%	48.8%±71.6Highest SD: 18%
	Lake and Stewart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%	29.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±9.2 SD: 5%	0%±34.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$75,096±$57kHighest about the SD average	$51,354±$4kLowest 32% below SD
	Stewart and Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line	0% SD: 11.9%	0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	72.7%Highest SD: 68.6%	48.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Highest 19 yrs older than SD	1943Lowest 37 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home	4.8%±8.8Highest SD: 9.7%	0%±40Lowest SD: 9.7%
	Stewart and Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents	0%	0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	21.8 miHighest	18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.21Highest	0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town	Winner (27%)	Winner (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Lake	Few work in Stewart
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	0%Lowest	0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles	26.6 miHighest	17.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.7 miHighest	0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	0	0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	0.7Highest	0.4Lowest
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SD 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.