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Brookfield vs Exeter vs Thurman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($153k median).
Exeter has the most expensive homes ($243k median).
Thurman has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Brookfield | Exeter | Thurman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150Highest |
913Lowest |
977 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-10.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
51.7±12.6 30% above NY |
52.7±3.8Highest 32% above NY |
| Thurman and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.8%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Exeter and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5 NY: 17.9% |
28.8%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Thurman and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
1.7%±2.5 NY: 7% |
| Brookfield and Thurman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9k 20% below NY |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
$58,750±$14kLowest 32% below NY |
| Exeter and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
$243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
$197,400±$43k 53% below NY |
| Exeter and Thurman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75 39% below NY |
$867±$44Lowest 47% below NY |
$2,175±$599Highest 34% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197Highest 51% below NY |
$2,926 56% below NY |
$2,368Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±77.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Thurman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6% NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
92.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
29 minLowest 12% below NY |
33 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4 NY: 14.9% |
19%±8.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Thurman and Exeter 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.