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Weston has the oldest population (median age 82.4).

Stena has the most kids (55.5% under 18).

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Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing townOutdoorsyWalkable streets

Measure	Weston	Stena
People
Population	60Lowest	137Highest
Median age	82.4±0.2Highest 117% above SD	16.4±0.7Lowest 57% below SD
Kids under 18	0%±47.1Lowest SD: 24.2%	55.5%±76.7Highest SD: 24.2%
	Stena and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	95%±100Highest SD: 18%	0%±25.3Lowest SD: 18%
	Weston and Stena are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40%Lowest SD: 31.9%	44.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±23.6 SD: 5%	0%±10.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line	0%Lowest SD: 11.9%	33%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100% SD: 68.6%	100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year	1964 16 yrs older than SD	—
Getting to work
Work from home	—	24.6%±26 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents	0%Lowest	1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	12.8 miLowest	14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.39Highest	0.38Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town	Britton (28%)	Britton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Stena	6% work in Weston
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	0%Lowest	12.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles	1.7 miLowest	2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.0 miLowest	0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	0	0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	1.3Highest	0.6Lowest
Schools
School district	Langford Area School District 45-5	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
High school in town	None in town	Sunset Colony High School - 06
Students per teacherat that high school	—	8.0
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

SD 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.