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Newfields vs Mendon vs Tunbridge

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Tunbridge has the most affordable homes ($315k median).

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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.

MeasureNewfieldsMendonTunbridge
People
Population
2,023Highest
1,113Lowest
1,253
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8
13% above U.S.
53.4±10.5Highest
37% above U.S.
42.7±8.3Lowest
10% above U.S.
Mendon and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6
U.S.: 22%
14.6%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Tunbridge and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
49.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$100,524±$23k
25% above U.S.
$89,464±$26kLowest
11% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$357,000±$44k
7% above U.S.
$315,300±$23kLowest
5% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
$1,230±$651Lowest
13% below U.S.
$1,346±$128
5% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$5,342
71% above U.S.
$4,645Lowest
49% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
88.6%±42.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
76.7%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Mendon and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
84.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
17 minLowest
36% below U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
22.5%±8.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Tunbridge and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Newfields School District — First Branch Unified School District #82
High school in town None in town — None in town
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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.