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Throop vs Newark vs Montezuma
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Throop has the highest household income ($90k).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Montezuma has the most affordable homes ($116k 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 | Throop | Newark | Montezuma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,651Highest |
727Lowest |
1,271 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.7±3.1Highest 35% above U.S. |
41.4±6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
45.1±7.9 16% above U.S. |
| Throop and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.1%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.7%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Throop and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Throop and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,268±$15kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$72,929±$7kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$73,250±$18k 9% below U.S. |
| Throop and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,900±$20k 44% below U.S. |
$229,900±$23kHighest 31% below U.S. |
$116,200±$11kLowest 65% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$88 22% below U.S. |
$1,708±$97Highest 21% above U.S. |
$983±$192Lowest 30% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,261Highest 37% above U.S. |
$3,771 21% above U.S. |
$2,310Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±69.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
7.1%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.2%±21.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Montezuma and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±8.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newark and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school 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.