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Berlin vs Texas vs Oregon
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 renters (14.2% rent).
Texas has the most people working from home (11%).
Oregon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,832Highest |
2,223 |
933Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% PA: +2.4% |
-11%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+7.7%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 48.5±3.4 19% above PA |
49.3±7.5Highest 21% above PA |
43.8±5.4Lowest 7% above PA |
| Texas and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±3.3 PA: 20.4% |
14.4%±3.4Lowest PA: 20.4% |
22.3%±4.1Highest PA: 20.4% |
| Oregon and Berlin 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% |
31.8%±5.9Highest PA: 19.5% |
22.4%±3.9Lowest PA: 19.5% |
| Texas 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% |
21.8%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
25.9%Highest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.7Lowest PA: 6.1% |
3.1%±2.1Highest PA: 6.1% |
3.1%±1.5Highest PA: 6.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,494±$11k 12% below PA |
$42,403±$13kLowest 46% below PA |
$75,625±$15kHighest 3% below PA |
| Oregon 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 |
$276,100±$27kHighest 8% above PA |
| Oregon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $954±$64Lowest 21% below PA |
$1,016±$240 16% below PA |
$1,050±$295Highest 13% below PA |
| Oregon and Texas 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 |
$3,150Highest 5% below PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.6%±30Highest PA: 48.2% |
55.9%±22.7 PA: 48.2% |
53.3%±35.6Lowest 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% |
5.2%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
87.3% PA: 69.3% |
89.3%Highest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 17 yrs newer than PA |
1969Lowest 4 yrs newer than PA |
1985Highest 20 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below PA |
21 minLowest 21% below PA |
26 minHighest about the PA average |
| Work from home | 4.6%±2.4Lowest PA: 15.6% |
11%±6.3Highest PA: 15.6% |
6%±3.3 PA: 15.6% |
| Texas and Oregon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| 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.