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Burke vs Baltimore vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Whitingham has the most renters (14.8% rent).
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 | Burke | Baltimore | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,317 |
361Lowest |
1,368Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
| Baltimore and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Burke and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Baltimore and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$191Highest 24% below VT |
— | $673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Burke and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,177Highest about the VT average |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.8% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 8% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT 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.