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Arkwright vs Burke vs Conesville

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Arkwright has the most affordable homes ($171k median).
Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Conesville has the most homeowners (94.9%).

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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.

MeasureArkwrightBurkeConesville
People
Population
859
1,317Highest
750Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
-6.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.8±7.2Highest
31% above U.S.
41.1±4.8Lowest
6% above U.S.
50±8.1
29% above U.S.
Arkwright and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.2%±5.4
U.S.: 22%
23%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.1%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Burke and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
21.7%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
28%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Conesville and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Burke and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,000±$26kHighest
15% above U.S.
$87,143±$17k
8% above U.S.
$74,000±$14kLowest
8% below U.S.
Arkwright and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,900±$30kLowest
49% below U.S.
$340,600±$18kHighest
about the U.S. average
$214,300±$31k
36% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$875±$689Lowest
38% below U.S.
$938±$191Highest
34% below U.S.
$892±$296
37% below U.S.
Burke and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,760
21% above U.S.
$5,177Highest
66% above U.S.
$3,500Lowest
12% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50%±65.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
74.6%±31Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
60%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Burke and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
88.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Lowest
1 yr older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
42 minHighest
58% above U.S.
Work from home
6%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
23.4%±6.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.6%±6.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Burke and Conesville 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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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.