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Exeter vs Brookfield vs Conesville

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Exeter has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Conesville has the most affordable homes ($214k median).

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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
1,486Highest
750Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-6.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.7±12.6Highest
33% above U.S.
47±5.9Lowest
21% above U.S.
50±8.1
29% above U.S.
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
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
14.1%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Exeter and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.9%±10.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
28%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Brookfield and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
45.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Brookfield and Conesville 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
4% below U.S.
$98,500±$23kHighest
22% above U.S.
$74,000±$14kLowest
8% below U.S.
Brookfield 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±$89k
27% below U.S.
$339,300±$15kHighest
about the U.S. average
$214,300±$31kLowest
36% below U.S.
Brookfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$867±$44Lowest
39% below U.S.
$975±$306Highest
31% below U.S.
$892±$296
37% below U.S.
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
6% below U.S.
$4,560Highest
46% above U.S.
$3,500
12% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
30.4%±27.8
U.S.: 51.1%
60%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
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
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
9% above U.S.
37 min
38% above U.S.
42 minHighest
58% above U.S.
Work from home
14.4%±10.4
U.S.: 15.1%
27.3%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.6%±6.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Brookfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.