Compare towns
Montezuma vs Newark vs Tyre
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 affordable homes ($116k median).
Newark has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Tyre has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.3%).
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 | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,271Highest |
727Lowest |
1,054 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±7.9Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.4±6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.5±4.4 14% above U.S. |
| Montezuma and Tyre 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% |
23.9%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Tyre and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.3%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Tyre and Newark 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% |
23.1% 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% |
4.7%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Tyre 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. |
$63,125±$14kLowest 22% 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±$11kLowest 65% below U.S. |
$229,900±$23kHighest 31% below U.S. |
$161,900±$36k 51% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$192 30% below U.S. |
$1,708±$97Highest 21% above U.S. |
$870±$153Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,310Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$3,771Highest 21% above U.S. |
$2,352 25% 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% |
56.3%±31.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Tyre and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±8.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.6%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newark and Montezuma 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.