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Stark vs Barnet vs Landaff

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Stark has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Landaff has the most expensive homes ($279k 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.

MeasureStarkBarnetLandaff
People
Population
419
61Lowest
420Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14%
U.S.: +7.4%
— —
Median age
58.8±3.6
51% above U.S.
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
56.4±5.2Lowest
45% above U.S.
Barnet and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.1%±6.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
31.1%±29.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.2%±5.9
U.S.: 22%
Barnet and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.2%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
36.1%±44.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±4.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
17.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.7%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Stark and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$71,750±$23k
11% below U.S.
$57,917±$16kLowest
28% below U.S.
$87,500±$26kHighest
8% above U.S.
Landaff and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$197,700±$34kLowest
41% below U.S.
$204,200±$38k
39% below U.S.
$279,300±$20kHighest
16% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$1,375±$707
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,636Lowest
15% below U.S.
$2,950
5% below U.S.
$4,813Highest
54% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
—
45.5%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Stark and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
—
32 minLowest
22% above U.S.
Work from home
13.9%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.2%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Stark School District — Landaff School District
High school 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.