What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newburgh has the most kids (18.8% under 18).

Cornish has the most people working from home (7.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Newburgh	Cornish
People
Population	1,475Highest	1,024Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.8% ME: +2.6%	—
Median age	45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average	39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME
	Newburgh and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1%	10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Newburgh and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4%	15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Newburgh and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	29.9%Highest ME: 36.2%	16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8%	2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Newburgh and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average	$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME
	Newburgh and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$244,600±$20k 18% below ME	—
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME	$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average
	Cornish and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,748Highest 9% below ME	$1,925Lowest 37% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4%	31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Newburgh and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.7%Highest ME: 10.7%	8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME	1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 23% above ME	32 minHighest 29% above ME
Work from home	6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9%	7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9%
	Cornish and Newburgh 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.