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Columbus vs Exeter vs Edmeston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Columbus has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Exeter has the most expensive homes ($243k median).
Edmeston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
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 | Columbus | Exeter | Edmeston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 849Lowest |
913 |
2,130Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±11.8 10% above NY |
51.7±12.6Highest 30% above NY |
35.4±1.6Lowest 11% below NY |
| Exeter and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1 NY: 20.5% |
25.3%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Edmeston and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±6.1 NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Exeter and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1 NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Edmeston and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,889±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
$67,639±$12k 21% below NY |
| Exeter and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,700±$36kLowest 71% below NY |
$243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
$147,400±$14k 65% below NY |
| Exeter and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$635Highest 7% below NY |
$867±$44Lowest 47% below NY |
$988±$295 39% below NY |
| Columbus and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,071Highest 53% below NY |
$2,926 56% below NY |
$2,019Lowest 69% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±92.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.3%±21.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Columbus and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2% NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
29 min 12% below NY |
25 minLowest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 22.2%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4 NY: 14.9% |
13.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Columbus 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.