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Princeton vs Newburgh vs Mars Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Princeton has the most people working from home (9.6%).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Mars Hill has the most renters (29.4% rent).
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 | Princeton | Newburgh | Mars Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 866Lowest |
1,475Highest |
1,398 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.1±9.4Lowest 13% below ME |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
43.4±3 3% below ME |
| Newburgh and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Princeton and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mars Hill and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,406±$26kLowest 25% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
$65,273±$9k 13% below ME |
| Newburgh and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $120,800±$82kLowest 59% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$163,600±$23k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $675±$351 41% below ME |
$950±$219Highest 17% below ME |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
| Newburgh and Princeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,573Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$1,843 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±23.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Princeton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 13% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.6%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Princeton and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Princeton Public Schools | — | RSU 42/MSAD 42 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.