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Ira vs Newburgh vs Mount Tabor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ira has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Newburgh has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most people working from home (10.4%).

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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.

MeasureIraNewburghMount Tabor
People
Population
381
1,475Highest
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
54.1±5.5
39% above U.S.
45.8±5.7Lowest
18% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.5%±4.7
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
28.9%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
37.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.5
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Newburgh and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$71,827±$5kLowest
11% below U.S.
$76,750±$10kHighest
5% below U.S.
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Newburgh and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$272,900±$18k
18% below U.S.
$244,600±$20kLowest
26% below U.S.
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$942±$52Lowest
33% below U.S.
$950±$219
33% below U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,146
33% above U.S.
$2,748Lowest
12% below U.S.
$5,233Highest
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
36.4%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±13.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Newburgh and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
11%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
30 min
14% above U.S.
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±3.3
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Mount Tabor and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.