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Brookfield vs Deerfield vs Burrell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Deerfield has the most people working from home (24%).
Burrell has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
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 | Brookfield | Deerfield | Burrell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 384Lowest |
567Highest |
482 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -17.8%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
-4.8%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 56.4±5.7Highest 38% above PA |
56.1±4.7Lowest 37% above PA |
56.3±6.4 38% above PA |
| Brookfield and Burrell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.7Highest PA: 20.4% |
14.6%±5.2 PA: 20.4% |
14.5%±4.7Lowest PA: 20.4% |
| Brookfield and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.9%±4.9Highest PA: 19.5% |
22.9%±3.2Lowest PA: 19.5% |
27%±6.1 PA: 19.5% |
| Brookfield and Burrell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.3% PA: 35.2% |
24.8%Highest PA: 35.2% |
16.4%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.2Lowest PA: 6.1% |
3.4%±2.2Highest PA: 6.1% |
2.7%±3.6 PA: 6.1% |
| Deerfield and Burrell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,417±$18kLowest 35% below PA |
$77,778±$20kHighest about the PA average |
$53,625±$15k 31% below PA |
| Deerfield and Burrell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,900±$41k 19% below PA |
$208,900±$57kHighest 18% below PA |
$165,100±$25kLowest 35% below PA |
| Deerfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $667±$220Lowest 45% below PA |
$925±$209Highest 23% below PA |
$867±$192 28% below PA |
| Deerfield and Burrell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,676Highest 19% below PA |
$2,233 33% below PA |
$2,120Lowest 36% below PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70%±46.2Highest PA: 48.2% |
17.6%±99.3Lowest PA: 48.2% |
53.1%±65.6 PA: 48.2% |
| Brookfield and Burrell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% PA: 11.7% |
9.7%Highest PA: 11.7% |
4.8%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest PA: 69.3% |
84.8% PA: 69.3% |
84.5%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs newer than PA |
1981Highest 16 yrs newer than PA |
1976 11 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 26% above PA |
33 minLowest 25% above PA |
38 minHighest 43% above PA |
| Work from home | 15.7%±13.3 PA: 15.6% |
24%±8.5Highest PA: 15.6% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest PA: 15.6% |
| Deerfield and Brookfield 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 | — | — | #526 of 764 in PA |
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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.