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Cumberland vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Cumberland | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,647Highest |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4Lowest 6% below ME |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cumberland and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #25 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | — |
| High school in town | Greely High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.