What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wesley has the most people working from home (1.9%).

Masardis has the most expensive homes ($126k median).

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	Wesley	Masardis
People
Population	320Highest	258Lowest
Median age	37.3±3.1Highest 17% below ME	35.9±13.2Lowest 20% below ME
	Wesley and Masardis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.6%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1%	9.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Wesley and Masardis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4%	14.3%±3Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Wesley and Masardis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2%	22.9%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.2%±4Highest ME: 5.8%	0.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Wesley and Masardis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$63,125±$34kLowest 16% below ME	$67,650±$26kHighest 9% below ME
	Masardis and Wesley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$68,800±$21kLowest 77% below ME	$126,400±$51kHighest 57% below ME
	Masardis and Wesley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$558Lowest 82% below ME	$914Highest 70% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4%
	Masardis and Wesley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	34.7%Highest ME: 10.7%	11.2%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.8%Lowest ME: 74.3%	97.1%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME	1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	48 minHighest 96% above ME	36 minLowest 45% above ME
Work from home	1.9%±3Highest ME: 15.9%	0%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Wesley and Masardis 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.