What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woodland has the most people working from home (11.6%).

Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Woodland	Newburgh
People
Population	1,196Lowest	1,475Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6%	+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	46.3±3.4Highest 3% above ME	45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average
	Woodland and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	25.2%±7.1Highest ME: 18.1%	18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Woodland and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18%±1.4Lowest ME: 22.4%	21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4%
	Newburgh and Woodland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	10.6%Lowest ME: 36.2%	29.9%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.3%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8%	4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8%
	Newburgh and Woodland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$64,464±$8kLowest 14% below ME	$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average
	Newburgh and Woodland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$150,300±$25kLowest 49% below ME	$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$950±$219 17% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,807Lowest 40% below ME	$2,748Highest 9% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	13.9%Highest ME: 10.7%	11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	98.3%Highest ME: 74.3%	81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest same as ME	1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minLowest 20% below ME	30 minHighest 23% above ME
Work from home	11.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9%	6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Woodland and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Woodland Public Schools	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

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.