What stands out worked out from the figures below

Waltham has the most people working from home (13.4%).

Osborn has the highest household income ($127k).

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	Waltham	Osborn
People
Population	346Highest	88Lowest
Median age	56.4±9.3 26% above ME	56.4±3.4 26% above ME
Kids under 18	15%±8.1Highest ME: 18.1%	9.1%±28.4Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Waltham and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	32.9%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4%	31.8%±34.1Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Waltham and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2%	23.4%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 5.8%	5.7%±13.5Highest ME: 5.8%
	Osborn and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$71,071±$14kLowest 5% below ME	$127,083±$84kHighest 70% above ME
	Osborn and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$181,300±$22kLowest 39% below ME	$218,100±$44kHighest 26% below ME
	Osborn and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$850±$567 25% below ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,452Highest 52% below ME	$878Lowest 71% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	15%±96.7Lowest ME: 48.4%	100%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Osborn and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	19.7%Highest ME: 10.7%	9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	83.7%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME	1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	41 minHighest 67% above ME	40 minLowest 64% above ME
Work from home	13.4%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9%	2%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Waltham and Osborn 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.