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Newark vs Topsham vs Burke
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the most homeowners (90.8%).
Topsham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
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 | Newark | Topsham | Burke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727Lowest |
999 |
1,317Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.4±6 4% below VT |
50.1±5.9Highest 16% above VT |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
| Topsham and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3 VT: 17.9% |
18%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±4.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Topsham and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Burke and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$72,308±$60kLowest 11% below VT |
$87,143±$17kHighest 7% above VT |
| Burke and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$222,900±$56kLowest 30% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$908±$398Lowest 26% below VT |
$938±$191 24% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$4,006 21% below VT |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
91.9%±28.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31 VT: 48.4% |
| Topsham and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
18.8% VT: 10.1% |
10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.3% VT: 73.2% |
88.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 44% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Burke and Topsham 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 | Waits River Union High District #36 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.