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Exeter vs Benson vs Mansfield
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 kids (22.7% under 18).
Benson has the most renters (13.3% rent).
Mansfield has the most affordable homes ($200k median).
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 | Benson | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 913Highest |
271Lowest |
691 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
— | +4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.7±12.6 30% above NY |
50.7±7.7Lowest 27% above NY |
54±5.5Highest 36% above NY |
| Mansfield 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% |
14.4%±9.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.1%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Exeter and Mansfield 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% |
34.3%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Benson 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% |
21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
1.1%±5.6 NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Mansfield and Benson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,550±$19k 10% below NY |
$69,375±$13kLowest 19% below NY |
$83,304±$14kHighest 3% below NY |
| Mansfield and Exeter 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 |
$230,100±$15k 46% below NY |
$200,000±$29kLowest 53% below NY |
| Exeter and Benson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $867±$44 47% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,926 56% below NY |
$2,528Lowest 62% below NY |
$4,122Highest 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.2% NY: 14% |
5.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
96.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 12% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
26 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±12.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Exeter and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.