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Exeter vs North Bennington vs Mansfield
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).
North Bennington has the most renters (38.6% rent).
Mansfield has the most affordable homes ($200k median).
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.
| Measure | Exeter | North Bennington | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 913 |
1,336Highest |
691Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±12.6 33% above U.S. |
43.9±10Lowest 13% above U.S. |
54±5.5Highest 39% above U.S. |
| Mansfield 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% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Mansfield 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% |
31.9%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| North Bennington 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% |
41.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
21.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,550±$19k 4% below U.S. |
$68,571±$10kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$83,304±$14kHighest 3% above U.S. |
| Mansfield 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. |
$313,000±$40kHighest 6% below U.S. |
$200,000±$29kLowest 40% below U.S. |
| North Bennington 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. |
$1,447±$278Highest about the U.S. average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,926Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$5,590Highest 79% above U.S. |
$4,122 32% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.7%±26.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Bennington and Exeter 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% |
7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
61.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 33% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.4%±10.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.3%±7.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±12.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| North Bennington and Exeter 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.