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Baltimore vs Burke vs Castleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the oldest population (median age 51.2).
Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Castleton has the most renters (21% rent).
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 | Baltimore | Burke | Castleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
1,317 |
4,453Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-5.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
41.1±4.8 5% below VT |
38.3±4.3Lowest 11% below VT |
| Baltimore and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Burke and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3 VT: 7% |
19.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$73,854±$23kLowest 9% below VT |
| Baltimore and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$224,800±$71k 29% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,137±$195Highest 8% below VT |
| Castleton and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329 14% below VT |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
$3,167Lowest 37% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
67.7%±21.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 11% below VT |
25 minHighest 8% above VT |
19 minLowest 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #39 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT 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.