Compare towns
Exeter vs Surry vs Corinth
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).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Corinth has the most kids (23% under 18).
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 | Surry | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093Lowest |
1,836 |
2,990Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
52.4±5.6 17% above ME |
42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
| Exeter and Surry 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% |
16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and Exeter 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% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Corinth 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 |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
$64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
| Exeter and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
$296,300±$36kHighest about the ME average |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
$969±$129 15% below ME |
$883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
| Exeter and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602 47% below ME |
$1,903Highest 37% below ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry 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% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Surry 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 | — | — | #102 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Surry Public Schools | RSU 64/MSAD 64 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Central High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.