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Exeter vs Granville vs Thurman

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 highest household income ($78k).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
Thurman has the most affordable homes ($197k 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.

MeasureExeterGranvilleThurman
People
Population
913
414Lowest
977Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
-10.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.7±12.6
33% above U.S.
44.8±7.7Lowest
15% above U.S.
52.7±3.8Highest
35% above U.S.
Thurman 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%
19.1%±5.8
U.S.: 22%
16.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Exeter and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.9%±10.5
U.S.: 17.2%
18.4%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Thurman 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
24.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.4%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.7%±2.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Granville and Thurman 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.
$60,500±$21k
25% below U.S.
$58,750±$14kLowest
27% below U.S.
Exeter and Granville 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.
$233,300±$40k
30% below U.S.
$197,400±$43kLowest
41% below U.S.
Exeter and Granville 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.
$1,163±$184
18% below U.S.
$2,175±$599Highest
54% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,926Highest
6% below U.S.
$2,914
7% below U.S.
$2,368Lowest
24% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
34.8%±70.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
23.1%±77.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Granville and Thurman 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%
U.S.: 12.5%
19.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
9% above U.S.
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
33 min
24% above U.S.
Work from home
14.4%±10.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
31.9%±15Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±8.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Granville and Thurman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.