What stands out worked out from the figures below

Troy has the most affordable homes ($188k median).

Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).

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	Troy	Maidstone
People
Population	219Lowest	241Highest
Median age	65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT	61.3±8.2Lowest 42% above VT
	Troy and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9%	12.4%±11.8Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Troy and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	51.1%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4%	39.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Troy and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	9.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%	28.9%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.2%±6.3Lowest VT: 7%	3.3%±3.4Highest VT: 7%
	Maidstone and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,688±$8kHighest 13% above VT	$85,833±$32kLowest 6% above VT
	Troy and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$187,500±$46kLowest 41% below VT	$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,480Lowest 51% below VT	$3,914Highest 22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	13.7%Highest VT: 10.1%	2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	97.5%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT	1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	19 minLowest 19% below VT	29 minHighest 25% above VT
Work from home	3.7%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9%	24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9%
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VT 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.