What stands out worked out from the figures below

Stockholm has the most people working from home (19.5%).

Wade has the most kids (16.4% under 18).

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	Stockholm	Wade
People
Population	222Lowest	244Highest
Median age	54±7.3Highest 21% above ME	53.6±18.5Lowest 20% above ME
	Stockholm and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.4%±7.3Lowest ME: 18.1%	16.4%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1%
	Wade and Stockholm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 22.4%	34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4%
	Wade and Stockholm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24.9%Lowest ME: 36.2%	33.2%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8%	0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Stockholm and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$60,833±$9kHighest 19% below ME	$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME
	Stockholm and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$144,800±$27kLowest 51% below ME	$157,100±$109kHighest 47% below ME
	Wade and Stockholm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,094±$180 4% below ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,609Lowest 47% below ME	$1,655Highest 45% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Stockholm and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.1%Highest ME: 10.7%	4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.4%Highest ME: 74.3%	78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME	1951Highest 26 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the ME average	34 minHighest 37% above ME
Work from home	19.5%±12.2Highest ME: 15.9%	10.1%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Stockholm and Wade 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.