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Strong vs Newfields vs New Vineyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strong has the most renters (15.4% rent).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
New Vineyard has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
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 | Strong | Newfields | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,249 |
2,023Highest |
607Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.5±8.9Highest 22% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
47.5±9.5Highest 22% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.5%±6.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| New Vineyard and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Vineyard and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,557±$10kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$61,806±$19k 23% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,900±$29kLowest 45% below U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$190,000±$76k 43% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$925±$490 35% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$2,136 32% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| New Vineyard and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±8.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.