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Berlin vs Damascus vs Alsace
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most kids (18.9% under 18).
Damascus has the most expensive homes ($282k median).
Alsace has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Damascus | Alsace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,832Lowest |
3,698 |
3,863Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+0.4% PA: +2.4% |
+2.2%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 48.5±3.4 19% above PA |
52.3±1.7Highest 28% above PA |
48.4±2.5Lowest 18% above PA |
| Damascus and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±3.3Highest PA: 20.4% |
16.6%±4.6Lowest PA: 20.4% |
18.3%±3.5 PA: 20.4% |
| Berlin and Alsace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±3.8 PA: 19.5% |
28%±6.7Highest PA: 19.5% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest PA: 19.5% |
| Damascus and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.5% PA: 35.2% |
30.3%Highest PA: 35.2% |
22.2%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.7 PA: 6.1% |
4.1%±3Highest PA: 6.1% |
1.9%±1.6Lowest PA: 6.1% |
| Damascus and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,494±$11kLowest 12% below PA |
$75,357±$19kHighest 3% below PA |
$71,103±$17k 9% below PA |
| Damascus and Alsace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $246,900±$36k about the PA average |
$282,200±$28kHighest 11% above PA |
$227,800±$20kLowest 10% below PA |
| Damascus and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $954±$64 21% below PA |
$705±$576Lowest 42% below PA |
$1,755±$175Highest 45% above PA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,141Lowest 5% below PA |
$3,504 6% above PA |
$4,095Highest 24% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.6%±30Highest PA: 48.2% |
24.5%±39Lowest PA: 48.2% |
49.5%±15.8 PA: 48.2% |
| Berlin and Alsace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.3%Highest PA: 11.7% |
8.9% PA: 11.7% |
6.6%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
92%Highest PA: 69.3% |
86% PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 17 yrs newer than PA |
1980Lowest 15 yrs newer than PA |
1980Lowest 15 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below PA |
39 minHighest 49% above PA |
21 minLowest 21% below PA |
| Work from home | 4.6%±2.4Lowest PA: 15.6% |
7.8%±6Highest PA: 15.6% |
7.8%±3.9Highest PA: 15.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #51 of 764 in PA | — |
| School district | — | Wayne Highlands SD | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
PA 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.