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Stratton vs Newfields vs Belvidere

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).

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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.

MeasureStrattonNewfieldsBelvidere
People
Population
532
2,023Highest
422Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
31.5±4.1Lowest
19% below U.S.
44.1±1.8Highest
13% above U.S.
40.7±6.5
5% above U.S.
Newfields and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
28%±7.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22%±4
U.S.: 22%
Stratton and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
11.7%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Newfields and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$122,708±$33k
52% above U.S.
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$81,563±$18kLowest
about the U.S. average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$400,000±$50k
20% above U.S.
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$239,200±$51kLowest
28% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,208±$979Lowest
15% below U.S.
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
$1,542±$1k
9% above U.S.
Newfields and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,750
52% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$3,908Lowest
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
12%±69.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.3%±40.8
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±53.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Belvidere and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Lowest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1989
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
24% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
Work from home
3.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — Newfields School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.