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Georgetown vs Newburgh

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Georgetown has the most people working from home (21.5%).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).

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.

MeasureGeorgetownNewburgh
People
Population
1,012Lowest
1,475Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.5%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+2.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
55.8±9.4Highest
25% above ME
45.8±5.7Lowest
about the ME average
Georgetown and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.7%±6.8Lowest
ME: 18.1%
18.8%±3.6Highest
ME: 18.1%
Newburgh and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
33.1%±10.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
21.4%±2.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Georgetown and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.4%Highest
ME: 36.2%
29.9%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.5%±1.3Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.3%±2.7Highest
ME: 5.8%
Newburgh and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,250±$33kHighest
13% above ME
$76,750±$10kLowest
about the ME average
Georgetown and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$427,200±$47kHighest
44% above ME
$244,600±$20kLowest
18% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,431±$448Highest
26% above ME
$950±$219Lowest
17% below ME
Georgetown and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,575Lowest
15% below ME
$2,748Highest
9% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
71.6%±20.1Highest
ME: 48.4%
42.9%±13.9Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Georgetown and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
11.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.4%Highest
ME: 74.3%
81.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Lowest
3 yrs newer than ME
1985Highest
8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minLowest
22% above ME
30 minHighest
23% above ME
Work from home
21.5%±14Highest
ME: 15.9%
6.4%±3.3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Georgetown and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Georgetown Public Schools —
High school in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet

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.