Alabaster vs Helena
Alabaster and Helena on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.
Category by category
C+HousingB
Helena +10 pts
BSchoolsB−
Alabaster +8 pts
B−Cost of livingC+
Alabaster +5 pts
D−CommuteF
Alabaster +2 pts
C−AmenitiesF
Alabaster +20 pts
B−EmploymentA−
Helena +11 pts
—Residents—
not comparable yet
Weigh it yourself
The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.
Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.
The numbers side by side
$262kMedian home value$331k
$1,372Median rent$1,574
30.6 minMean commute30.7 min
$91kMedian household income$115k
0.41%Effective property tax0.46%
80th pctWithin-state proficiency76th pct
26Restaurants & cafés7
33,917Population21,769
0Resident responses0
Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.