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Exeter vs Glenburn

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Glenburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).

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.

MeasureExeterGlenburn
People
Population
1,093Lowest
4,737Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-11.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+1.2%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
52.6±7.7Highest
17% above ME
47.7±4.4Lowest
6% above ME
Exeter and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
9%±3.1Lowest
ME: 18.1%
16.9%±6.4Highest
ME: 18.1%
Glenburn and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.9%±11.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
12%±3.8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Exeter and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
20.8%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±2.1
ME: 5.8%
3.4%±3.4
ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,408±$12kLowest
13% above ME
$97,474±$26kHighest
30% above ME
Glenburn and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$166,700±$39kLowest
44% below ME
$276,900±$49kHighest
7% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$995±$386Lowest
13% below ME
$1,143±$226Highest
about the ME average
Glenburn and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,602Lowest
47% below ME
$3,287Highest
8% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±73.8Lowest
ME: 48.4%
72.8%±31Highest
ME: 48.4%
Glenburn and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%Highest
ME: 10.7%
7.1%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
81.7%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
14 yrs newer than ME
1989Lowest
12 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
43% above ME
30 minLowest
21% above ME
Work from home
10.3%±5.7Highest
ME: 15.9%
10.2%±5.1Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Exeter and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #39 of 133 in ME
School district — Glenburn Public Schools
High school in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
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ME 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.