Compare towns
Exeter vs Plainfield vs Sharon
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 people working from home (14.4%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($155k median).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Plainfield | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 913Lowest |
1,016 |
1,577Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±12.6Highest 33% above U.S. |
34.5±6.6Lowest 11% below U.S. |
45.6±7.7 17% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Sharon 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% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21%±5 U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±10.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.1%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Exeter and Sharon 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% |
28.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.9%±11.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,550±$19k 4% below U.S. |
$70,673±$6kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$84,375±$17kHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Sharon 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. |
$155,100±$17kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$346,700±$37kHighest 4% above U.S. |
| Sharon and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $867±$44 39% below U.S. |
$750±$207Lowest 47% below U.S. |
$1,386±$155Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,926 6% below U.S. |
$2,667Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$5,903Highest 89% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.6%±43.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
19.8%±17.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.4%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Exeter and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.