Townduel #1: the daily town-data duel for 2 Oct 2026
Ten duels between two real US places: pick the one with the higher number.
10Duels
5Topics
| # | Question | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 💵 Income | Abingdon, MD vs Marion, OH |
| 2 | 👥 Population | Santa Clara, CA vs Coos Bay, OR |
| 3 | 🏠 Home prices | Cypress, TX vs Aiea, HI |
| 4 | 🔑 Rent | Oakland, CA vs Decatur, IL |
| 5 | 🎂 Median age | Murrells Inlet, SC vs San Pablo, CA |
| 6 | 💵 Income | Columbia, SC vs Waldorf, MD |
| 7 | 👥 Population | Smyrna, TN vs Baton Rouge, LA |
| 8 | 🏠 Home prices | Ridgewood, NY vs Lynn, MA |
| 9 | 🔑 Rent | Warminster, PA vs Hacienda Heights, CA |
| 10 | 🎂 Median age | Grovetown, GA vs Phillipsburg, NJ |
Show the answers (spoilers)
| # | Higher | Values | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abingdon, MD | Abingdon, MD: $121,660/yr · Marion, OH: $55,057/yr | 2.2× the other |
| 2 | Santa Clara, CA | Santa Clara, CA: 62,054 · Coos Bay, OR: 27,621 | 2.2× the other |
| 3 | Aiea, HI | Cypress, TX: $409,400 · Aiea, HI: $941,600 | 2.3× the other |
| 4 | Oakland, CA | Oakland, CA: $1,721/mo · Decatur, IL: $926/mo | 86% higher |
| 5 | Murrells Inlet, SC | Murrells Inlet, SC: 62.7 yrs · San Pablo, CA: 36.7 yrs | 71% higher |
| 6 | Waldorf, MD | Columbia, SC: $62,408/yr · Waldorf, MD: $137,946/yr | 2.2× the other |
| 7 | Smyrna, TN | Smyrna, TN: 66,504 · Baton Rouge, LA: 45,718 | 45% higher |
| 8 | Ridgewood, NY | Ridgewood, NY: $861,500 · Lynn, MA: $478,000 | 80% higher |
| 9 | Hacienda Heights, CA | Warminster, PA: $1,701/mo · Hacienda Heights, CA: $2,299/mo | 35% higher |
| 10 | Phillipsburg, NJ | Grovetown, GA: 34.3 yrs · Phillipsburg, NJ: 42.0 yrs | 22% higher |
Data: US Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, one ZIP per place, as stored in the game.