Compare towns
Exeter vs Industry vs Jackson
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 oldest population (median age 52.6).
Industry has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
Jackson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Exeter | Industry | Jackson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093Highest |
988 |
567Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8% ME: +2.6% |
-15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
40.6±10.7 9% below ME |
37.7±5.8Lowest 16% below ME |
| Exeter and Industry 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% |
24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Jackson 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% |
22.3%±6.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Industry 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% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
41.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
$75,167±$19k about the ME average |
| Exeter and Jackson 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 |
$205,600±$31k 31% below ME |
$231,500±$16kHighest 22% below ME |
| Jackson and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,049±$137Highest 8% below ME |
$629±$12Lowest 45% below ME |
| Industry 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 |
$1,793 41% below ME |
$2,651Highest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
6.3%±60.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86% ME: 74.3% |
78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 43% above ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
35 minLowest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.3%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Jackson and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.