Compare towns
Berlin vs Burke vs Kirby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Kirby has the most kids (30% 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 | Berlin | Burke | Kirby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
1,317 |
756Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
41.1±4.8 5% below VT |
38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4 VT: 17.9% |
30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Kirby and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
$87,143±$17kHighest 7% above VT |
$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
| Burke and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$302,900±$63k 4% below VT |
| Burke and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
| Kirby and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
$4,597 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
25%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% VT: 10.1% |
10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.6% VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
25 min 8% above VT |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Burke and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #16 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| 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.