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Conesville vs Brookfield vs Exeter

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Conesville has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Exeter has the shortest commute (29 min average).

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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.

MeasureConesvilleBrookfieldExeter
People
Population
750Lowest
1,486Highest
913
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-14.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50±8.1
29% above U.S.
47±5.9Lowest
21% above U.S.
51.7±12.6Highest
33% above U.S.
Exeter and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.1%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
22.7%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Exeter and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
28%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.9%±10.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Brookfield and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
45.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.9%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Brookfield and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$74,000±$14kLowest
8% below U.S.
$98,500±$23kHighest
22% above U.S.
$77,550±$19k
4% below U.S.
Brookfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$214,300±$31kLowest
36% below U.S.
$339,300±$15kHighest
about the U.S. average
$243,000±$89k
27% below U.S.
Brookfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$892±$296
37% below U.S.
$975±$306Highest
31% below U.S.
$867±$44Lowest
39% below U.S.
Brookfield and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,500
12% above U.S.
$4,560Highest
46% above U.S.
$2,926Lowest
6% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
60%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
30.4%±27.8
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Conesville and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
97.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
42 minHighest
58% above U.S.
37 min
38% above U.S.
29 minLowest
9% above U.S.
Work from home
13.6%±6.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
27.3%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±10.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Brookfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.