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Edmeston vs Exeter vs South Edmeston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edmeston has the most renters (21.5% rent).
Exeter has the most expensive homes ($243k median).
South Edmeston has the most affordable homes ($129k median).
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 | Edmeston | Exeter | South Edmeston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,130Highest |
913 |
107Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 35.4±1.6 11% below NY |
51.7±12.6Highest 30% above NY |
31.5±29.6Lowest 21% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 25.3%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±23.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Edmeston and South Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±39 NY: 17.9% |
| Exeter and South Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
4.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
10.3%±18.4Highest NY: 7% |
| South Edmeston and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,639±$12kLowest 21% below NY |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
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| Exeter and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $147,400±$14k 65% below NY |
$243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
$129,200±$89kLowest 70% 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 | $988±$295Highest 39% below NY |
$867±$44Lowest 47% below NY |
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| Edmeston and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,019 69% below NY |
$2,926Highest 56% below NY |
$1,833Lowest 72% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.3%±21.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
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| Edmeston and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.7% NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
28%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
97.7% NY: 54.3% |
100%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942 17 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 24% below NY |
29 min 12% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 13.4%±5.2 NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±7.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Exeter and Edmeston 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.