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Smithfield vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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.
| Measure | Smithfield | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 856Lowest |
1,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Smithfield and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,800±$15kLowest 18% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
| Newburgh and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,109±$358Highest about the ME average |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Smithfield and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,866Highest 6% below ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 32% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.