Compare towns
Exeter vs Porter
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 highest household income ($84k).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Porter |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,093Lowest |
1,746Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Exeter and Porter 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% |
16.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter 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±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,841Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Porter and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
32 minLowest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter 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.