Compare towns
Cairo vs Durham 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
Cairo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Durham has the highest household income ($81k).
Exeter has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
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 | Cairo | Durham | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,700Highest |
2,641 |
913Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±4.2Lowest 11% above NY |
48.8±5.1 23% above NY |
51.7±12.6Highest 30% above NY |
| Exeter and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Exeter and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7 NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Exeter and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.3% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cairo and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,643±$22k 7% below NY |
$81,471±$15kHighest 5% below NY |
$77,550±$19kLowest 10% below NY |
| Durham and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18kHighest 38% below NY |
$245,300±$26k 42% below NY |
$243,000±$89kLowest 43% below NY |
| Cairo and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,015±$305Highest 37% below NY |
$994±$844 39% below NY |
$867±$44Lowest 47% below NY |
| Cairo and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,246Highest 35% below NY |
$3,728 43% below NY |
$2,926Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Cairo and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
4.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92% NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
29 min 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8 NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Exeter and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #461 of 484 in NY | #100 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.