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Lagrange vs Embden vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lagrange has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
Embden has the most people working from home (18.7%).
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.
| Measure | Lagrange | Embden | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 709Lowest |
995 |
1,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±13.8 about the ME average |
60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Embden and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.2% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,417±$14k 22% below ME |
$56,875±$23kLowest 24% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $126,000±$33kLowest 58% below ME |
$173,400±$59k 42% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
| Newburgh and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
— | $950±$219Highest 17% below ME |
| Newburgh and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $869Lowest 71% below ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.2% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
18.7%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Embden and Lagrange 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.