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Barker Ten Mile, NC vs Homeacre-Lyndora, PA

Barker Ten Mile

North Carolina

vs

Homeacre-Lyndora

Pennsylvania

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Barker Ten Mile leads on 11 and Homeacre-Lyndora on 21. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 15% higher in Homeacre-Lyndora, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$805$928
Barker Ten Mile is 13% lower
Median household income
$66,667$74,217
Barker Ten Mile is 10% lower
Median home value
$163,700$202,800
Barker Ten Mile is 19% lower
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01Homeacre-Lyndora, PAComposite 57.2 / 100
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873852n/a3660n/a

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MeasureBarker Ten MileHomeacre-LyndoraAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$805$928
Rent to income114.5%15.0%
Property tax rate10.7%1.1%
Home price to income12.5x2.7x
Prices vs US average2n/a94.7
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,012$1,389
HUD area median income4$59,300$110,400
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,103$2,254
Median home value1$163,700$202,800
Home prices, 1-year change58.4%3.9%
Home prices, 5-year change555.9%40.8%
Homeownership190.3%70.7%
Renters paying 30%+148.2%40.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,294$1,376
Vacant homes112.2%9.0%
Median year built119781959
Jobs and income
Median household income1$66,667$74,217
Income per person1$38,269$46,125
Unemployment16.0%5.8%
Average annual pay6$47,214$67,864
Pay growth, 1 year62.7%3.5%
Jobs637,26089,077
Poverty rate127.2%11.0%
Mean commute121 min27 min
Works from home10.0%11.3%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population11,1566,783
Median age146.647.7
Bachelor's or higher132.0%33.2%
High school or higher198.2%92.5%
Household size12.62.3
Born abroad15.5%0.8%
No health insurance114.2%2.9%
Homes with broadband196.7%87.6%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.0%4.0%
Moved from another state10.0%1.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people75.03.5
Income of households moving in7$36,905$93,008
Income of households moving out7$43,051$91,995
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k814.418.0
Shops per 10k832.234.0
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k81.54.7
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k814.624.3
Child care centers per 10k83.92.5
Parks per 10k90.05.9
Playgrounds per 10k90.017.7
Grocery stores per 10k90.010.3
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.032.4
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.018.6
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.1
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a40.3
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a1
National Register listings112413
Schools
Public schools124039
Public school students1221,62524,616
Students per teacher1216.613.4
Climate
July average high1391°F83°F
January average low1333°F19°F
Average temperature1363°F50°F
Annual precipitation1347.7 in43.3 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1491.179.3
Hurricane risk1496.557.0
Tornado risk1497.059.8
Wildfire risk1487.839.0
Heat wave risk1489.041.1
Median air quality index15n/a53
Good air days15n/a43.0%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Barker Ten Mile $32,200, Homeacre-Lyndora $37,120 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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