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Roque Bluffs vs Newburgh vs Amherst
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roque Bluffs has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% rent).
Amherst has the most affordable homes ($210k 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.
| Measure | Roque Bluffs | Newburgh | Amherst |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 369Lowest |
1,475Highest |
424 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 51.1±13.4Highest 14% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
50.9±9.9 14% above ME |
| Roque Bluffs and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.3%±8.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Roque Bluffs and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Roque Bluffs and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.8%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,375±$34kHighest 20% above ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
$72,656±$12kLowest about the ME average |
| Roque Bluffs and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,300±$59kHighest about the ME average |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
$210,200±$38kLowest 29% below ME |
| Roque Bluffs and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$515 17% below ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,859 39% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$1,527Lowest 50% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Roque Bluffs and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 32% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
27 min 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.9%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Roque Bluffs and Amherst 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.