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Gilead vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gilead has the most people working from home (19.7%).
Newburgh has the highest household income ($77k).
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 | Gilead | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 187Lowest |
1,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.9±10.2Highest 31% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Gilead and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±18.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Gilead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 40.6%±10.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±8.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Gilead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,344±$14kLowest 43% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,000±$78kLowest 21% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
| Newburgh and Gilead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$190Highest 13% below ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Gilead and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,183Lowest 61% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66%±41Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gilead and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 9% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.7%±13.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gilead 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.