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Burke vs Whitingham vs East Haven
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%).
Whitingham has the most renters (14.8% rent).
East Haven has the most affordable homes ($147k 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 | Burke | Whitingham | East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,317 |
1,368Highest |
225Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
47±11.8Highest 9% above VT |
| East Haven and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.1%±11.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| East Haven and Burke 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±12.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
25%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0%±6.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Burke and Whitingham 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 7% above VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$38,438±$31kLowest 53% below VT |
| Burke and Whitingham 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 |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$146,900±$65kLowest 54% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$191Highest 24% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
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| 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 |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$2,364Lowest 53% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
50%±100Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±7.7Lowest 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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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.