Compare towns
Exeter vs Baldwin vs Schuyler Lake
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Baldwin has the most renters (6.6% rent).
Schuyler Lake has the shortest commute (16 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 | Baldwin | Schuyler Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 913Highest |
816 |
83Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 51.7±12.6 30% above NY |
50.3±8.5Lowest 26% above NY |
64.7±4.6Highest 63% above NY |
| Schuyler Lake and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.1%±4.6 NY: 20.5% |
0%±47.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Exeter and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±10.5 NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±8.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
45.8%±42.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Schuyler Lake and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
8.6% NY: 40.2% |
4.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±1.9 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
0%±23.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Baldwin and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
$70,096±$8k 18% below NY |
$70,000±$50kLowest 19% below NY |
| Exeter and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
$150,400±$23k 65% below NY |
$83,000±$23kLowest 80% below NY |
| Exeter and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $867±$44Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,388±$204Highest 14% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,926 56% below NY |
$3,097Highest 53% below NY |
$1,250Lowest 81% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
100%±72.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
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| Baldwin and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% NY: 14% |
5.5%Highest NY: 14% |
0%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.7% NY: 54.3% |
93.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
100%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 12% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
16 minLowest 52% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
0.3%±0.9 NY: 14.9% |
0%±38.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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NY 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.