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Exeter vs Greig vs Thurman

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).
Greig has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
Thurman has the most people working from home (19%).

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.

MeasureExeterGreigThurman
People
Population
913Lowest
1,004Highest
977
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14.4%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-1.7%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-10.2%
NY: +4.2%
Median age
51.7±12.6Lowest
30% above NY
55±6.1Highest
38% above NY
52.7±3.8
32% above NY
Greig and Thurman 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%
16.5%±3.9Lowest
NY: 20.5%
16.8%±4
NY: 20.5%
Exeter and Thurman 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%
25.3%±3.9Lowest
NY: 17.9%
28.8%±3.7Highest
NY: 17.9%
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%Highest
NY: 40.2%
25.4%
NY: 40.2%
24.1%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±1.9Lowest
NY: 7%
1.4%±1.2
NY: 7%
1.7%±2.5Highest
NY: 7%
Thurman and Greig 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
$58,000±$20kLowest
33% below NY
$58,750±$14k
32% below NY
Exeter and Thurman 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
$172,700±$21kLowest
59% below NY
$197,400±$43k
53% below NY
Exeter and Thurman 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
$936±$33
42% below NY
$2,175±$599Highest
34% above NY
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,926Highest
56% below NY
$2,720
59% below NY
$2,368Lowest
64% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
NY: 52.1%
71%±29.7Highest
NY: 52.1%
23.1%±77.8
NY: 52.1%
Greig 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
NY: 14%
14.8%
NY: 14%
19.2%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.7%Highest
NY: 54.3%
88.5%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
92.1%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
18 yrs newer than NY
1972Lowest
13 yrs newer than NY
1985Highest
26 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
12% below NY
36 minHighest
9% above NY
33 min
about the NY average
Work from home
14.4%±10.4
NY: 14.9%
10.2%±6Lowest
NY: 14.9%
19%±8.1Highest
NY: 14.9%
Thurman and Exeter 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.