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Baldwin vs Erin vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.4%).
Erin has the youngest population (median age 43.9).
Exeter has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Baldwin | Erin | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 816Lowest |
1,912Highest |
913 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.5 26% above NY |
43.9±3.8Lowest 10% above NY |
51.7±12.6Highest 30% above NY |
| Exeter and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±5Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Erin and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±8.8 NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Exeter and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 8.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.2% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.7 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Erin and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,096±$8k 18% below NY |
$66,583±$8kLowest 23% below NY |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
| Exeter and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,400±$23k 65% below NY |
$133,400±$27kLowest 69% below NY |
$243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
| Exeter and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,388±$204Highest 14% below NY |
$747±$305Lowest 54% below NY |
$867±$44 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,097 53% below NY |
$3,396Highest 48% below NY |
$2,926Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±72.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
25%±68.1 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Baldwin and Erin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% NY: 14% |
7.8%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4% NY: 54.3% |
91.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% below NY |
31 minHighest 6% below NY |
29 minLowest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 0.3%±0.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Exeter and Erin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY 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.