What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).

Clymer has the most kids (39.2% under 18).

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	Windham	Clymer
People
Population	594Lowest	2,165Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+3.2% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	44.2±7.4Highest 14% above U.S.	27.1±6.3Lowest 30% below U.S.
Kids under 18	17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22%	39.2%±11.8Highest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+	23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%	9.1%±0.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	19.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	1.8%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Clymer and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$94,500±$12kHighest 17% above U.S.	$87,917±$17kLowest 9% above U.S.
	Windham and Clymer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$353,900±$20kHighest 6% above U.S.	$163,700±$25kLowest 51% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$637±$42 55% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,951Highest 91% above U.S.	$2,573Lowest 18% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.2%±94Highest U.S.: 51.1%	28.6%±44.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Windham and Clymer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	6.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	91.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S.	1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the U.S. average	23 minLowest 13% below U.S.
Work from home	20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1%	11%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Windham and Clymer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.