Lorain vs Amherst
Lorain and Amherst on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.
Category by category
FHousingC
Amherst +28 pts
FSchoolsC+
Amherst +29 pts
B−Cost of livingB−
Amherst +1 pts
C−CommuteC−
Lorain +1 pts
C+AmenitiesC
Lorain +9 pts
FEmploymentC
Amherst +28 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
$139kMedian home value$239k
$887Median rent$906
24.9 minMean commute25.4 min
$49kMedian household income$91k
1.23%Effective property tax1.23%
22nd pctWithin-state proficiency71st pct
28Restaurants & cafés51
65,395Population12,906
0Resident responses0
Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.