What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newry has the most expensive homes ($308k median).

Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Newry	Springfield
People
Population	177Lowest	310Highest
Median age	61.1±5Highest 36% above ME	52.4±7Lowest 17% above ME
	Newry and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.6%±12.2Lowest ME: 18.1%	18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1%
	Springfield and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	42.4%±14.1Highest ME: 22.4%	21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37.8%Highest ME: 36.2%	17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8%	0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Newry and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$67,000±$23kHighest 10% below ME	$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME
	Newry and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$307,700±$69kHighest 4% above ME	$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$666 about the ME average	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,438Highest 20% below ME	$1,067Lowest 65% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	25%±100 ME: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%	5.5%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.7%Lowest ME: 74.3%	96.2%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME	1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest about the ME average	30 minHighest 21% above ME
Work from home	11.8%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9%	9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Newry and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME 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.