What stands out worked out from the figures below

Northfield has the most affordable homes ($199k median).

Newry has the most people working from home (11.8%).

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	Northfield	Newry
People
Population	263Highest	177Lowest
Median age	62.1±16.2Highest 39% above ME	61.1±5Lowest 36% above ME
	Northfield and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	11.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 18.1%	13.6%±12.2Highest ME: 18.1%
	Newry and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	39.2%±9.2Lowest ME: 22.4%	42.4%±14.1Highest ME: 22.4%
	Newry and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.4%Highest ME: 36.2%	37.8%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8%	2.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8%
	Newry and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$68,333±$52kHighest 9% below ME	$67,000±$23kLowest 10% below ME
	Northfield and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$198,600±$64kLowest 33% below ME	$307,700±$69kHighest 4% above ME
	Newry and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,125±$666 about the ME average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,773Lowest 42% below ME	$2,438Highest 20% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	25%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	20.5%Highest ME: 10.7%	3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3%	89.7%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME	1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the ME average	25 minHighest about the ME average
Work from home	3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9%	11.8%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9%
	Newry and Northfield 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.