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Newfields vs Stockbridge vs Newington

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).
Stockbridge has the most affordable homes ($284k median).
Newington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).

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.

MeasureNewfieldsStockbridgeNewington
People
Population
2,023Highest
791Lowest
939
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8Lowest
13% above U.S.
55.3±5.3Highest
42% above U.S.
48.7±10.1
25% above U.S.
Stockbridge and Newington 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%
9.9%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
15.7%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
Newfields and Newington 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%
27.9%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
28%±11Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Newington and Stockbridge 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%
35%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
62.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.1%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields and Newington 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.
$77,109±$12kLowest
4% below U.S.
$145,833±$46k
81% above U.S.
Newfields and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34k
94% above U.S.
$283,500±$26kLowest
15% below U.S.
$861,600±$46kHighest
159% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323
33% above U.S.
$1,140±$126Lowest
19% below U.S.
$2,292±$795Highest
62% above U.S.
Newington and Newfields 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.
$4,488Lowest
44% above U.S.
$6,081
95% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
53.3%±22
U.S.: 51.1%
62.9%±44Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Newington and Stockbridge 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%
3.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
85%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1984
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
27 minHighest
4% above U.S.
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
28.6%±12.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Stockbridge 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 Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 Newington School District
High school in town None 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.