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Brookfield vs Warner vs Elmore

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Elmore has the most kids (23.4% 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.

MeasureBrookfieldWarnerElmore
People
Population
1,486
2,959Highest
964Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47±5.9Highest
21% above U.S.
43.7±4Lowest
12% above U.S.
45±3.5
16% above U.S.
Brookfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.8%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±9.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Elmore and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.7%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
14.6%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Brookfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
45.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
47.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±2.4
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,500±$23k
22% above U.S.
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
$98,750±$24kHighest
22% above U.S.
Elmore and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$339,300±$15k
about the U.S. average
$353,100±$22kHighest
6% above U.S.
$315,800±$47kLowest
5% below U.S.
Warner and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$975±$306Lowest
31% below U.S.
$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
$1,225±$263Highest
13% below U.S.
Elmore and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,560Lowest
46% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$5,066
62% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
30.4%±27.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±65.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Warner and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
38% above U.S.
32 min
20% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
27.3%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Brookfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 Kearsarge Regional School District Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.