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Newfields vs Starks vs Chapman

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 most people working from home (25.5%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).

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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.

MeasureNewfieldsStarksChapman
People
Population
2,023Highest
556
388Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-7.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
44.1±1.8Lowest
13% above U.S.
46.7±9.4Highest
20% above U.S.
45.7±11.4
17% above U.S.
Starks and Chapman 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%
16.4%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
27.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
13.6%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.3%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
27.6%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.9%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±2.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields and Chapman 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.
$63,500±$8kLowest
21% below U.S.
$93,125±$17k
15% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$148,500±$27kLowest
55% below U.S.
$185,700±$22k
44% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
$1,063±$301Lowest
25% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$1,348Lowest
57% below U.S.
$1,850
41% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8
U.S.: 51.1%
45.5%±90.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Starks and Newfields 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%
19.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
90%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1988
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1982Lowest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
33 minHighest
23% above U.S.
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
3.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
4.8%±3.5
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.