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Springfield vs Readfield vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% 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 | Springfield | Readfield | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310Lowest |
2,651Highest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Springfield and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Readfield and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Readfield and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,748 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.