Compare towns
Orient vs Unity vs Newburgh vs Amity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Unity has the most homeowners (94.5%).
Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% rent).
Amity has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
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.
| Measure | Orient | Unity | Newburgh | Amity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 137Lowest |
1,375 |
1,475Highest |
395 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -9.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 62±9Highest 59% above U.S. |
58±4.5 49% above U.S. |
45.8±5.7 18% above U.S. |
44.5±12.2Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Orient and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±18.9 U.S.: 22% |
12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
26.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Amity and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 46%±10.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
34.9%±7 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.8%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orient and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
13.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.5%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newburgh and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $87,500±$16kHighest 8% above U.S. |
$76,750±$10k 5% below U.S. |
$65,000±$26kLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Unity and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 65% above U.S. |
$276,100±$29k 17% below U.S. |
$244,600±$20k 26% below U.S. |
$155,000±$57kLowest 53% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,625±$804Highest 15% above U.S. |
$950±$219Lowest 33% below U.S. |
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| Unity and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $5,394Highest 73% above U.S. |
$2,748 12% below U.S. |
$1,102Lowest 65% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±13.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Orient and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 35.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 35 minHighest 32% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 14% above U.S. |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.2%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Unity 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.