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Montgomery vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montgomery has the most kids (24% under 18).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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 | Montgomery | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 23,265Lowest |
31,915Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+7.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.2±1Lowest about the NY average |
42.7±1.6Highest 7% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 24%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
6.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Newburgh and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,939±$7kLowest 8% above NY |
$111,615±$6kHighest 30% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $347,600±$14kLowest 18% below NY |
$375,700±$12kHighest 11% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,610±$87Lowest about the NY average |
$2,159±$108Highest 33% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,783Highest 33% above NY |
$7,082Lowest 8% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.8%±10.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.1%±9.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Montgomery and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.1%Highest NY: 14% |
7.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
79.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 4% above NY |
37 minHighest 12% above NY |
| Work from home | 8%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #214 of 484 in NY | #454 of 484 in NY |
| School district | VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY) | VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY) · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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NY 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.