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Newfields vs Roxbury vs Wilder

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).
Roxbury has the youngest population (median age 43.2).
Wilder has the most renters (37.1% rent).

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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.

MeasureNewfieldsRoxburyWilder
People
Population
2,023
299Lowest
3,087Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+81.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8
13% above U.S.
43.2±17.7Lowest
11% above U.S.
45.5±8.9Highest
17% above U.S.
Wilder and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±11.5
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Newfields and Roxbury 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%
17.4%±10.8
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Wilder and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
60.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
13.4%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
8.1%±3.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Roxbury and Wilder 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.
$69,226±$14kLowest
14% below U.S.
$75,143±$9k
7% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$323,100±$219k
about the U.S. average
$273,200±$18kLowest
18% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
—
$1,142±$451Lowest
19% below U.S.
Newfields and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$5,787
86% above U.S.
$5,505Lowest
76% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
39.9%±17.2
U.S.: 51.1%
Newfields and Wilder 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%
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
62.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
21 min
21% below U.S.
17 minLowest
37% below U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
0.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.6%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Newfields School District — —
High school 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.