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Berlin vs Texas vs Damascus
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).
Texas has the most people working from home (11%).
Damascus has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
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 | Texas | Damascus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,832 |
2,223Lowest |
3,698Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% PA: +2.4% |
-11%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+0.4%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 48.5±3.4Lowest 19% above PA |
49.3±7.5 21% above PA |
52.3±1.7Highest 28% above PA |
| Damascus and Texas 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% |
14.4%±3.4Lowest PA: 20.4% |
16.6%±4.6 PA: 20.4% |
| Berlin and Damascus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±3.8Lowest PA: 19.5% |
31.8%±5.9Highest PA: 19.5% |
28%±6.7 PA: 19.5% |
| Texas and Damascus 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% |
21.8%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
30.3%Highest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.7Lowest PA: 6.1% |
3.1%±2.1 PA: 6.1% |
4.1%±3Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Damascus and Texas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,494±$11k 12% below PA |
$42,403±$13kLowest 46% below PA |
$75,357±$19kHighest 3% below PA |
| Damascus and Berlin 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 |
$215,900±$20kLowest 15% below PA |
$282,200±$28kHighest 11% above 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 |
$1,016±$240Highest 16% below PA |
$705±$576Lowest 42% below PA |
| Texas and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,141 5% below PA |
$2,207Lowest 33% below PA |
$3,504Highest 6% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.6%±30Highest PA: 48.2% |
55.9%±22.7 PA: 48.2% |
24.5%±39Lowest PA: 48.2% |
| Berlin and Texas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.3% PA: 11.7% |
20.2%Highest PA: 11.7% |
8.9%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
87.3% PA: 69.3% |
92%Highest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 17 yrs newer than PA |
1969Lowest 4 yrs newer than PA |
1980 15 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below PA |
21 minLowest 21% below PA |
39 minHighest 49% above PA |
| Work from home | 4.6%±2.4Lowest PA: 15.6% |
11%±6.3Highest PA: 15.6% |
7.8%±6 PA: 15.6% |
| Texas and Damascus 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 | — | — | #51 of 764 in PA |
| School district | — | Wayne Highlands SD | Wayne Highlands SD |
| High school in town | — | None 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.