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Monmouth vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monmouth has the most people working from home (23%).
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 | Monmouth | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,162Highest |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.2±1.5Highest 3% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Monmouth and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Monmouth and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Monmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Monmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,648±$18kLowest about the ME average |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Monmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,100±$21kHighest 8% below ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Monmouth and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$175Highest 12% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Monmouth and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,139Highest 3% above ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.6%±46.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Monmouth and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 22% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 23%±11Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #51 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 02 | — |
| High school in town | Monmouth Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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| 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.