What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Weimer has the most people working from home (20.2%).

Delafield has the most affordable homes ($217k median).

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Measure	Weimer	Delafield
People
Population	175Lowest	213Highest
Median age	53.2±9.2Highest 37% above MN	46.5±14.4Lowest 20% above MN
	Weimer and Delafield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24%±6.4Highest MN: 22.9%	23%±9.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
	Weimer and Delafield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13.7%±13.3Lowest MN: 17.3%	22.1%±3.5Highest MN: 17.3%
	Delafield and Weimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28%Lowest MN: 39.4%	34.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±3.5Highest MN: 5.8%	0.5%±4.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
	Weimer and Delafield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$112,917±$39k 27% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$265,900±$17kHighest 19% below MN	$216,700±$26kLowest 34% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,556Highest 24% below MN	$1,618Lowest 52% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 MN: 48.1%	0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line	2.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%	4.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%	93.7%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Highest 4 yrs older than MN	1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	18 minHighest 21% below MN	16 minLowest 30% below MN
Work from home	20.2%±14.8Highest MN: 17.6%	10.7%±5.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
	Weimer and Delafield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents	0%Lowest	3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	17.3 miHighest	16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.62Lowest	1.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town	Lakefield (14%)	Jackson (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Delafield	Few work in Weimer
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	8.5%Highest	7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles	0.9 miHighest	0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.0 mi	0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	5	5
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	1.2	1.2
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

MN average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” 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.