Compare towns
Exeter vs Lake Arrowhead vs Garland
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 people working from home (10.3%).
Lake Arrowhead has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Garland has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Lake Arrowhead | Garland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093 |
3,322Highest |
823Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
53.5±4.3Highest 19% above ME |
| Garland and Exeter 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% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Garland 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% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Garland 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% |
26.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$98,654±$9kHighest 32% above ME |
$51,094±$12kLowest 32% below ME |
| Lake Arrowhead 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 |
$267,300±$19kHighest 10% below ME |
$205,400±$38k 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
$2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
$794±$248Lowest 30% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602 47% below ME |
$2,286Highest 25% below ME |
$1,536Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±46.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Garland 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% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 43% above ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter and Lake Arrowhead 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.