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Brownfield vs Exeter vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Exeter has the most people working from home (19.9%).
Cornish has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
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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 | Brownfield | Exeter | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,830 |
16,151Highest |
1,803Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8 about the U.S. average |
45.8±2.3Highest 18% above U.S. |
39±8.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Exeter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Brownfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,889±$5kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$110,346±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$69,038±$4k 14% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36k 14% below U.S. |
$456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$274,200±$84kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554 14% above U.S. |
$1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,196±$148Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Exeter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,976 5% below U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$2,309Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brownfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 67% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #22 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Exeter High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.