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Deerfield vs Brookfield vs Worth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deerfield has the most people working from home (24%).
Brookfield has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Worth has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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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.
| Measure | Deerfield | Brookfield | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 567 |
384Lowest |
603Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -17.8%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
— | -12%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±4.7 37% above PA |
56.4±5.7Highest 38% above PA |
53.7±3.6Lowest 31% above PA |
| Brookfield and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2 PA: 20.4% |
17.2%±5.7Highest PA: 20.4% |
9.8%±3Lowest PA: 20.4% |
| Brookfield and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±3.2Lowest PA: 19.5% |
34.9%±4.9Highest PA: 19.5% |
25%±2.7 PA: 19.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8% PA: 35.2% |
18.3%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
28.9%Highest PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.2Highest PA: 6.1% |
2.6%±2.2 PA: 6.1% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest PA: 6.1% |
| Deerfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,778±$20kHighest about the PA average |
$50,417±$18kLowest 35% below PA |
$76,250±$15k about the PA average |
| Deerfield and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,900±$57k 18% below PA |
$206,900±$41kLowest 19% below PA |
$251,000±$29kHighest about the PA average |
| Worth and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$209 23% below PA |
$667±$220Lowest 45% below PA |
$939±$89Highest 22% below PA |
| Worth and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,233Lowest 33% below PA |
$2,676 19% below PA |
$2,698Highest 19% below PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.6%±99.3 PA: 48.2% |
70%±46.2Highest PA: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest PA: 48.2% |
| Brookfield and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest PA: 11.7% |
9.4% PA: 11.7% |
7.5%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% PA: 69.3% |
85.8%Highest PA: 69.3% |
82.1%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 16 yrs newer than PA |
1971Lowest 6 yrs newer than PA |
1980 15 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 25% above PA |
33 minHighest 26% above PA |
22 minLowest 17% below PA |
| Work from home | 24%±8.5Highest PA: 15.6% |
15.7%±13.3 PA: 15.6% |
6%±3.3Lowest PA: 15.6% |
| Deerfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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PA 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.