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Columbus vs Exeter vs Masonville
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).
Masonville has grown the fastest since 2010 (-6.1%).
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 | Masonville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 849Lowest |
913 |
1,143Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±11.8Lowest 10% above NY |
51.7±12.6Highest 30% above NY |
44.9±12.6 13% above NY |
| Exeter and Masonville 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% |
24.3%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Masonville and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±6.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Exeter and Masonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.1% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Columbus and Masonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,889±$11k 32% below NY |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
$58,750±$9kLowest 32% below NY |
| Exeter and Columbus 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 |
$155,300±$27k 63% below NY |
| Exeter and Masonville 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 |
$917±$231 43% below NY |
| Columbus and Masonville 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 |
$2,696Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±92.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
12.5%±33.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Columbus and Masonville 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% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2% NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
29 min 12% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 22.2%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4 NY: 14.9% |
4%±3.1Lowest 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.