What stands out worked out from the figures below

Upton has the shortest commute (24 min average).

Lemington has the most kids (19.4% 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	Upton	Lemington
People
Population	91Lowest	108Highest
Median age	70.4±0.4Highest 81% above U.S.	53.8±22.6Lowest 38% above U.S.
	Upton and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	0%±34.2Lowest U.S.: 22%	19.4%±21.8Highest U.S.: 22%
	Lemington and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	80.2%±49.6Highest U.S.: 17.2%	35.2%±23.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Upton and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	14.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	31.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.1%±12.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%	0.9%±9.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Upton and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$55,000±$42k 32% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$138,400±$14k 58% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$731Lowest 77% below U.S.	$2,365Highest 24% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 U.S.: 51.1%	0%±100 U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	1.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	94.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S.	1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 9% below U.S.	37 minHighest 40% above U.S.
Work from home	13%±12Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	22.2%±12.8Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Lemington and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.