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Bleecker vs Exeter vs Newcomb

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bleecker has the most affordable homes ($221k median).
Exeter has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Newcomb has the shortest commute (17 min average).

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.

MeasureBleeckerExeterNewcomb
People
Population
563
913Highest
490Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.3%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-14.4%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
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Median age
59.7±2.9Highest
50% above NY
51.7±12.6Lowest
30% above NY
59.1±10.1
48% above NY
Bleecker and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±5.3Lowest
NY: 20.5%
22.7%±7.1Highest
NY: 20.5%
9.4%±4.7
NY: 20.5%
Age 65+
34.5%±2.6Highest
NY: 17.9%
26.9%±10.5Lowest
NY: 17.9%
31.4%±6.7
NY: 17.9%
Bleecker and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.4%
NY: 40.2%
28.2%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
34.9%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.8%±1.9
NY: 7%
1%±1.9Lowest
NY: 7%
13.3%±5Highest
NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$74,732±$21kLowest
13% below NY
$77,550±$19k
10% below NY
$108,750±$25kHighest
26% above NY
Newcomb and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$221,100±$61kLowest
48% below NY
$243,000±$89k
43% below NY
$254,800±$47kHighest
40% below NY
Newcomb and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$950±$286Highest
41% below NY
$867±$44Lowest
47% below NY
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Bleecker and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,893Highest
41% below NY
$2,926
56% below NY
$1,488Lowest
77% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
11.1%±100Highest
NY: 52.1%
0%±100Lowest
NY: 52.1%
0%±100Lowest
NY: 52.1%
Bleecker and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%Highest
NY: 14%
4.3%
NY: 14%
2.3%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.5%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
97.7%Highest
NY: 54.3%
91%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971
12 yrs newer than NY
1977Highest
18 yrs newer than NY
1964Lowest
5 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
9% below NY
29 min
12% below NY
17 minLowest
48% below NY
Work from home
13.1%±6.5
NY: 14.9%
14.4%±10.4Highest
NY: 14.9%
10.2%±7.8Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Exeter and Bleecker 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.