What stands out worked out from the figures below

Osborn has the highest household income ($127k).

Newburgh has the most people working from home (6.4%).

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	Osborn	Newburgh
People
Population	88Lowest	1,475Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+2.8% ME: +2.6%
Median age	56.4±3.4Highest 26% above ME	45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average
Kids under 18	9.1%±28.4Lowest ME: 18.1%	18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1%
	Newburgh and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.8%±34.1Highest ME: 22.4%	21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Osborn and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2%	29.9%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.7%±13.5Highest ME: 5.8%	4.3%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Osborn and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$127,083±$84kHighest 70% above ME	$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average
	Osborn and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$218,100±$44kLowest 26% below ME	$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME
	Newburgh and Osborn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$950±$219 17% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$878Lowest 71% below ME	$2,748Highest 9% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100Highest ME: 48.4%	42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Osborn and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%	11.7%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Highest ME: 74.3%	81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME	1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	40 minHighest 64% above ME	30 minLowest 23% above ME
Work from home	2%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9%	6.4%±3.3Highest ME: 15.9%
	Newburgh and Osborn 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.