Scotchtown, NY vs Newburgh, NY

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricScotchtown, NYNewburgh, NY
Population10,25228,519
Median Household Income$96,689$56,960
Median Rent$1,813/mo$1,454/mo
Median Home Value$344,300$247,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.6%54.4%
Poverty Rate8.3%24.3%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)4.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k51*838
Property Crime Rate /100k1,117*1,545
Median AQI2727
Good AQI Days /yr311311
Summer Highs80°F82°F
Winter Lows20°F19°F
Snowfall44 in/yr44 in/yr
Avg Commute28.7 min25.5 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—12.2
College Degree Rate31.5%19.8%
Foreign-Born %20.3%24.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.5%-2.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Scotchtown (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.