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Brooks vs Newburgh vs Newfields
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooks has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
Newburgh has the oldest housing (typical home built 1985).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Brooks | Newburgh | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,475 |
2,023Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest 18% above U.S. |
45.8±5.7 18% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Brooks and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newburgh and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$76,750±$10k 5% below U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$244,600±$20k 26% below U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112 21% below U.S. |
$950±$219Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$2,748 12% below U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±13.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newfields and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985Lowest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.