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Exeter vs Concord vs Jefferson

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 most kids (22.7% under 18).
Concord has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
Jefferson has the most people working from home (23.6%).

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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.

MeasureExeterConcordJefferson
People
Population
913Lowest
1,145
1,226Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-7.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.7±12.6
33% above U.S.
49.8±6.6Lowest
28% above U.S.
53.9±5.2Highest
39% above U.S.
Jefferson 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
U.S.: 22%
15.9%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
12.2%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Exeter and Concord 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%
27.1%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
30.8%±6.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Jefferson and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
29%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1
U.S.: 6.4%
Concord and Jefferson 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
4% below U.S.
$73,304±$9k
9% below U.S.
$67,083±$9kLowest
17% below U.S.
Exeter and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$243,000±$89kHighest
27% below U.S.
$159,300±$8kLowest
52% below U.S.
$186,900±$42k
44% below U.S.
Exeter and Jefferson 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.
$1,111±$29Highest
21% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,926Lowest
6% below U.S.
$3,026
about the U.S. average
$3,602Highest
15% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.3%±82.4
U.S.: 51.1%
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Jefferson and Concord 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%
13.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
9% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
Work from home
14.4%±10.4
U.S.: 15.1%
8.7%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
23.6%±10.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Jefferson and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 —
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.