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Conesville vs Whiting 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).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Exeter has the most people working from home (14.4%).

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.

MeasureConesvilleWhitingExeter
People
Population
750
532Lowest
913Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-14.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50±8.1
29% above U.S.
39.6±2.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
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%
23.5%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
22.7%±7.1
U.S.: 22%
Whiting and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
28%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
13%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.9%±10.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Conesville and Exeter 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
U.S.: 35.7%
25.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.9%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Whiting 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.
$91,250±$38kHighest
13% above U.S.
$77,550±$19k
4% below U.S.
Whiting 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.
$280,400±$36kHighest
16% below U.S.
$243,000±$89k
27% below U.S.
Whiting 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.
$1,204±$519Highest
15% below U.S.
$867±$44Lowest
39% below U.S.
Whiting 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.
$4,227Highest
36% above U.S.
$2,926Lowest
6% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
60%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.3%±37.3
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Conesville and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
65.4%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.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
29 min
9% above U.S.
Work from home
13.6%±6.6
U.S.: 15.1%
10%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Exeter and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 —
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.