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Crystal vs Newburgh vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crystal has the most affordable homes ($129k median).
Newburgh has the highest household income ($77k).
Franklin has the most people working from home (12.2%).
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 | Crystal | Newburgh | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 247Lowest |
1,475 |
1,628Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
46±9.3 about the ME average |
| Crystal and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±11.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
$65,455±$16k 12% below ME |
| Newburgh and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,200±$60kLowest 56% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
$245,800±$59kHighest 17% below ME |
| Franklin and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,563±$922Highest 37% above ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
$888±$306Lowest 22% below ME |
| Crystal and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $943Lowest 69% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$2,231 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 10% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Franklin and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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ME 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.