What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Summit has the most affordable homes ($151k median).

Parrish has the most people working from home (17.9%).

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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.

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Measure	Summit	Parrish
People
Population	173Highest	80Lowest
Median age	59.8±12.1Highest 49% above WI	54.5±14.3Lowest 36% above WI
	Summit and Parrish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.5%±11.4Highest WI: 21.4%	13.8%±26.2Lowest WI: 21.4%
	Summit and Parrish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	38.2%±13.7Highest WI: 18.5%	31.3%±21.9Lowest WI: 18.5%
	Summit and Parrish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	12.6%Highest WI: 33.4%	5.9%Lowest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.2%±6Highest WI: 5.8%	0%±17.7Lowest WI: 5.8%
	Summit and Parrish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$42,500±$25kLowest 45% below WI	$73,750±$37kHighest 5% below WI
	Parrish and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$151,400±$70kLowest 43% below WI	$225,000±$62kHighest 16% below WI
	Parrish and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,700Lowest 55% below WI	$1,929Highest 49% below WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 WI: 43.7%	—
Below poverty line	19.1%Highest WI: 10.6%	8.8%Lowest WI: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.7%Lowest WI: 67.8%	100%Highest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 5 yrs newer than WI	1975Lowest same as WI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	43 minHighest 95% above WI	30 minLowest 33% above WI
Work from home	7.3%±6.4Lowest WI: 13.1%	17.9%±18.8Highest WI: 13.1%
	Parrish and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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WI 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.