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Newburgh vs Smyrna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newburgh has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
Smyrna has the most kids (33.2% under 18).
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 | Newburgh | Smyrna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,475Highest |
380Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
31±9.6Lowest 31% below ME |
| Newburgh and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
33.2%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
10.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Smyrna 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 |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
| Newburgh and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$117,100±$10kLowest 61% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$219Highest 17% below ME |
$425±$63Lowest 63% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
15 minLowest 37% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
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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.