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Burke has the most people working from home (8.4%).

Berkshire has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).

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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.

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Measure	Burke	Berkshire
People
Population	1,284Highest	1,263Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-3%Lowest NY: +4.2%	+4.8%Highest NY: +4.2%
Median age	39.3±5.3Highest about the NY average	39±3.2Lowest about the NY average
	Burke and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	28.9%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5%	28.7%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Burke and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 17.9%	18%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2%	12.8%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.6%±1.4 NY: 7%	2.6%±2.1 NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$63,750±$8kLowest 26% below NY	$74,881±$18kHighest 13% below NY
	Berkshire and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$122,700±$20kLowest 71% below NY	$141,900±$20kHighest 67% below NY
	Berkshire and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$866±$31Lowest 47% below NY	$1,368±$126Highest 16% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,199Lowest 67% below NY	$3,573Highest 46% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	68.2%±35.8Highest NY: 52.1%	24.2%±35.6Lowest NY: 52.1%
	Burke and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	18.5%Highest NY: 14%	9.6%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83%Lowest NY: 54.3%	83.7%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY	1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 14% below NY	35 minHighest 6% above NY
Work from home	8.4%±4.8Highest NY: 14.9%	3.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Burke and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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NY 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.