One interesting facet to the question of openspace prioritization is whether large landholders hold different views than residents with little or no land. Knowing whether large landholders are particularly supportive of openspace preservation can make municipal planners' job more efficient when they begin to implement their openspace plan.

Of the 124 survey respondents, 87 provided address information that allowed for a geocoded address match, using 1997 tax assessor data. The remaining 37 respondents were either part time residents, and provided addresses for their primary out-of-town residences, or provided post office box information. Tax assessor data provide information for the acreage of land upon which respondents reside. After matching residents with respective land acreage, a visual assessment of the data revealed that respondents could not be grouped into significant cohorts for analysis.

This is primarily because approximately 70% of residents live on less than 2 acres and only four tracked respondents live on more than 5 acres. A larger sample size might yield a sufficient variance of land holdings to support comparative analysis. However, this further supports the representativeness of survey findings with Charlestown demographics. Most Charlestown residents live on parcels less than 2 acres. Tax assessor data was consulted additionally to check for multiple land-holding respondents. However, only a few owned additional parcels.