What stands out worked out from the figures below

Whitneyville has the most kids (28.2% under 18).

Masardis has the highest household income ($68k).

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	Whitneyville	Masardis
People
Population	170Lowest	258Highest
Median age	36.5±20.4Highest 19% below ME	35.9±13.2Lowest 20% below ME
	Whitneyville and Masardis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	28.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1%	9.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1%
Age 65+	26.5%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4%	14.3%±3Lowest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19%Lowest ME: 36.2%	22.9%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.2%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8%	0.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Whitneyville and Masardis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$55,938±$10kLowest 25% below ME	$67,650±$26kHighest 9% below ME
	Masardis and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$118,800±$49kLowest 60% below ME	$126,400±$51kHighest 57% below ME
	Masardis and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,318Highest 57% below ME	$914Lowest 70% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100Highest ME: 48.4%	66.7%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Whitneyville and Masardis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	12.4%Highest ME: 10.7%	11.2%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.5%Lowest ME: 74.3%	97.1%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME	1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	18 minLowest 29% below ME	36 minHighest 45% above ME
Work from home	0%±17.7 ME: 15.9%	0%±6.4 ME: 15.9%
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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.