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Exeter vs Brookfield vs Conesville

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 shortest commute (29 min average).
Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($153k median).
Conesville has grown the fastest since 2010 (-6.4%).

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.

MeasureExeterBrookfieldConesville
People
Population
913
2,150Highest
750Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14.4%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-11.7%
NY: +4.2%
-6.4%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
51.7±12.6Highest
30% above NY
41.2±6.1Lowest
4% above NY
50±8.1
26% above NY
Exeter and Conesville 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%
21.8%±4.9
NY: 20.5%
14.1%±4.8Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Exeter and Brookfield 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%
19.9%±4Lowest
NY: 17.9%
28%±2.2Highest
NY: 17.9%
Conesville 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%
NY: 40.2%
16.8%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
28.9%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±1.9Lowest
NY: 7%
2.4%±1.3
NY: 7%
2.9%±2.3Highest
NY: 7%
Conesville and Brookfield 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
$69,205±$9kLowest
20% below NY
$74,000±$14k
14% below NY
Exeter and Conesville 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
$152,800±$28kLowest
64% below NY
$214,300±$31k
49% below NY
Exeter and Conesville 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
$981±$75Highest
39% below NY
$892±$296
45% below NY
Brookfield and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,926Lowest
56% below NY
$3,197
51% below NY
$3,500Highest
47% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
NY: 52.1%
51.4%±35.6
NY: 52.1%
60%±100Highest
NY: 52.1%
Conesville and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.3%Lowest
NY: 14%
16.6%Highest
NY: 14%
11.2%
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.7%Highest
NY: 54.3%
84.1%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
94.9%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
18 yrs newer than NY
1978
19 yrs newer than NY
1981Highest
22 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
12% below NY
36 min
11% above NY
42 minHighest
28% above NY
Work from home
14.4%±10.4Highest
NY: 14.9%
11.5%±4.1Lowest
NY: 14.9%
13.6%±6.6
NY: 14.9%
Exeter and Conesville 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.