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Montezuma vs Newark vs Smyrna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montezuma has the most renters (16.8% rent).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Smyrna has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
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 | Montezuma | Newark | Smyrna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,271 |
727Lowest |
1,392Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±7.9Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.4±6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.4±7.4 12% above U.S. |
| Montezuma and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±3 U.S.: 22% |
26.3%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Smyrna and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.8%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newark and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
9.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Smyrna and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,250±$18kHighest 9% below U.S. |
$72,929±$7k 10% below U.S. |
$59,408±$10kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Montezuma and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $116,200±$11k 65% below U.S. |
$229,900±$23kHighest 31% below U.S. |
$89,500±$10kLowest 73% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$192 30% below U.S. |
$1,708±$97Highest 21% above U.S. |
$888±$384Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,310 26% below U.S. |
$3,771Highest 21% above U.S. |
$2,056Lowest 34% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.2%±21.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
7.1%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.7%±84.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Smyrna and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±8.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newark and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.