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Newfields vs Tunbridge vs Reading

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).
Tunbridge has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Reading has the oldest population (median age 51.1).

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.

MeasureNewfieldsTunbridgeReading
People
Population
2,023Highest
1,253
699Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8
13% above U.S.
42.7±8.3Lowest
10% above U.S.
51.1±7.6Highest
31% above U.S.
Reading 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%
21.1%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.5%±4.2Lowest
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%
20.9%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
28.2%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±2.5Lowest
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.
$89,464±$26k
11% above U.S.
$85,000±$19kLowest
5% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$315,300±$23kLowest
5% below U.S.
$377,200±$72k
13% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
$1,346±$128
5% below U.S.
$1,100±$331Lowest
22% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$4,645Lowest
49% above U.S.
$5,754
84% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
63.3%±31.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Reading 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%
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
31 min
16% above U.S.
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.9%±10.6Lowest
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 Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.