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Burke vs Hill vs Sutton vs Newark

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Hill has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
Sutton has the most renters (15% rent).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).

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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.

MeasureBurkeHillSuttonNewark
People
Population
1,317Highest
908
790
727Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
-6.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
-11.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.1±4.8Lowest
6% above U.S.
49.1±6.8Highest
26% above U.S.
46.6±5.7
20% above U.S.
41.4±6
6% above U.S.
Hill and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
10.9%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
22%±3
U.S.: 22%
Burke and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.7%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
28.5%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
19.9%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
32.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
41%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.6%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
0.6%±0.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Burke and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$87,143±$17kHighest
8% above U.S.
$82,125±$21k
about the U.S. average
$71,250±$18kLowest
12% below U.S.
$72,929±$7k
10% below U.S.
Burke and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$340,600±$18kHighest
about the U.S. average
$311,700±$41k
6% below U.S.
$231,100±$41k
31% below U.S.
$229,900±$23kLowest
31% below U.S.
Burke and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$938±$191Lowest
34% below U.S.
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$1,708±$97Highest
21% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,177Highest
66% above U.S.
$4,933
58% above U.S.
$3,975
27% above U.S.
$3,771Lowest
21% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
74.6%±31Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
37.8%±31.1
U.S.: 51.1%
7.1%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Burke and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
22.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
85%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1980
same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
35 minHighest
34% above U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
34 min
28% above U.S.
Work from home
23.4%±6.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.7%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.6%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
13.8%±8.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Burke and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 Hill School District Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
High school in town None in town None in town None in town None in town
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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.