What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weston has the shortest commute (18 min average).

Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k 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	Weston	Springfield
People
Population	275Lowest	310Highest
Median age	55.1±14Highest 23% above ME	52.4±7Lowest 17% above ME
	Weston and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.9%±7.2Lowest ME: 18.1%	18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1%
	Springfield and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.8%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4%	21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Weston and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.3%Highest ME: 36.2%	17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.5%±4.5Highest ME: 5.8%	0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Weston and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$58,942±$7kLowest 21% below ME	$60,833±$23kHighest 19% below ME
	Springfield and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$171,700±$26kHighest 42% below ME	$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME
	Weston and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,500Highest 51% below ME	$1,067Lowest 65% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100 ME: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	19.6%Highest ME: 10.7%	5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.1%Lowest ME: 74.3%	96.2%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME	1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	18 minLowest 28% below ME	30 minHighest 21% above ME
Work from home	11.1%±12.7Highest ME: 15.9%	9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Weston and Springfield 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.