Compare towns
Freeport vs Hamptonburgh vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most renters (29.1% rent).
Hamptonburgh has the most people working from home (15.9%).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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 | Freeport | Hamptonburgh | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,088Highest |
5,500Lowest |
31,915 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-1.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+7.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±1.6Lowest about the NY average |
44.1±2.1Highest 11% above NY |
42.7±1.6 7% above NY |
| Hamptonburgh and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±1.9 NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±5Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hamptonburgh and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Newburgh and Hamptonburgh 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 NY: 40.2% |
41.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
33.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
5.9%±2.5 NY: 7% |
6.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Newburgh and Hamptonburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,625±$11k 40% above NY |
$122,250±$32kHighest 42% above NY |
$111,615±$6kLowest 30% above NY |
| Hamptonburgh and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $505,900±$20kHighest 19% above NY |
$503,300±$58k 19% above NY |
$375,700±$12kLowest 11% below NY |
| Freeport and Hamptonburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,077±$169 28% above NY |
$1,750±$1kLowest 8% above NY |
$2,159±$108Highest 33% above NY |
| Newburgh and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$7,082Lowest 8% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±12Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.1%±34.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.1%±9.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Freeport and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
7.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minLowest 10% above NY |
38 minHighest 17% above NY |
37 min 12% above NY |
| Work from home | 9.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±5.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±2 NY: 14.9% |
| Hamptonburgh and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #454 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY) · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | None yet | 6 photos → |
NY 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.