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Warren vs Newburgh vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% rent).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% 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 | Warren | Newburgh | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585Highest |
1,475 |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
45.8±5.7 18% above U.S. |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Warren and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newburgh and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,905±$16kHighest 8% above U.S. |
$76,750±$10k 5% below U.S. |
$73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Warren and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$244,600±$20k 26% below U.S. |
$242,600±$55kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
$950±$219Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
$2,748Lowest 12% below U.S. |
$4,284 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±13.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newburgh and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.