Townduel #28: the daily town-data duel for 29 Oct 2026
Ten duels between two real US places: pick the one with the higher number.
10Duels
5Topics
| # | Question | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 👥 Population | Panorama City, CA vs Flemington, NJ |
| 2 | 💵 Income | Puyallup, WA vs Little Rock, AR |
| 3 | 🎂 Median age | Norristown, PA vs New Brunswick, NJ |
| 4 | 🏠 Home prices | Kingston, PA vs Fuquay Varina, NC |
| 5 | 🔑 Rent | Gillette, WY vs Farmingdale, NY |
| 6 | 👥 Population | College Station, TX vs Downers Grove, IL |
| 7 | 💵 Income | Shelbyville, IN vs Chesapeake, VA |
| 8 | 🎂 Median age | Sioux Falls, SD vs Monroe, NY |
| 9 | 🏠 Home prices | Medford, OR vs Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 10 | 🔑 Rent | Gwynn Oak, MD vs Plainfield, IL |
Show the answers (spoilers)
| # | Higher | Values | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panorama City, CA | Panorama City, CA: 65,754 · Flemington, NJ: 32,556 | 2.0× the other |
| 2 | Puyallup, WA | Puyallup, WA: $112,662/yr · Little Rock, AR: $40,231/yr | 2.8× the other |
| 3 | Norristown, PA | Norristown, PA: 45.3 yrs · New Brunswick, NJ: 24.4 yrs | 86% higher |
| 4 | Fuquay Varina, NC | Kingston, PA: $162,000 · Fuquay Varina, NC: $414,000 | 2.6× the other |
| 5 | Farmingdale, NY | Gillette, WY: $1,055/mo · Farmingdale, NY: $2,301/mo | 2.2× the other |
| 6 | College Station, TX | College Station, TX: 76,764 · Downers Grove, IL: 29,762 | 2.6× the other |
| 7 | Chesapeake, VA | Shelbyville, IN: $65,182/yr · Chesapeake, VA: $134,880/yr | 2.1× the other |
| 8 | Sioux Falls, SD | Sioux Falls, SD: 34.0 yrs · Monroe, NY: 21.0 yrs | 62% higher |
| 9 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Medford, OR: $468,900 · Palm Beach Gardens, FL: $684,900 | 46% higher |
| 10 | Plainfield, IL | Gwynn Oak, MD: $1,432/mo · Plainfield, IL: $2,257/mo | 58% higher |
Data: US Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, one ZIP per place, as stored in the game.
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