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Freeport vs Mamakating 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 expensive homes ($506k median).
Mamakating has the most affordable homes ($247k median).
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 | Mamakating | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,088Highest |
12,728Lowest |
31,915 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.7% NY: +4.2% |
+7.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±1.6 about the NY average |
36±3Lowest 10% below NY |
42.7±1.6Highest 7% above NY |
| Newburgh and Freeport 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% |
25.6%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
13.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Newburgh and Freeport 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% |
29.9% NY: 40.2% |
33.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Newburgh and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,625±$11kHighest 40% above NY |
$90,631±$10kLowest 5% above NY |
$111,615±$6k 30% above NY |
| Freeport and Newburgh 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 |
$246,800±$19kLowest 42% below NY |
$375,700±$12k 11% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,077±$169 28% above NY |
$1,484±$168Lowest 8% below 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 |
$5,794Lowest 12% below NY |
$7,082 8% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±12 NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±14.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.1%±9.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Mamakating and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% NY: 14% |
13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
7.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
75.7% NY: 54.3% |
79.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 10% above NY |
34 minLowest 4% above NY |
37 minHighest 12% above NY |
| Work from home | 9.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Newburgh and Mamakating 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 | — | #433 of 484 in NY | #454 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY) · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | None yet | None yet |
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.