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Sweden vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sweden has the most people working from home (9.5%).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Sweden | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 537Lowest |
1,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.1±19.2Highest 14% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Sweden and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sweden and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,750±$25kLowest about the ME average |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,300±$61kHighest 5% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Sweden and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,667±$815Highest 46% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Sweden and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,598Lowest 14% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 8.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 25% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sweden and Newburgh 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.