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Exeter vs Tunbridge 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).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
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.

MeasureExeterTunbridgeMansfield
People
Population
913
1,253Highest
691Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.7±12.6
33% above U.S.
42.7±8.3Lowest
10% 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%
21.1%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
15.1%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Exeter and Tunbridge 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%
20.9%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
19.5%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Exeter and Tunbridge 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%
42.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Mansfield and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$77,550±$19kLowest
4% below U.S.
$89,464±$26kHighest
11% above U.S.
$83,304±$14k
3% above U.S.
Tunbridge and Mansfield 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.
$315,300±$23kHighest
5% below U.S.
$200,000±$29kLowest
40% below U.S.
Tunbridge 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.
$1,346±$128Highest
5% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,926Lowest
6% below U.S.
$4,645Highest
49% above U.S.
$4,122
32% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge 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%
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
96.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
9% above U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
26 minLowest
3% below U.S.
Work from home
14.4%±10.4
U.S.: 15.1%
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.1%±12.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Tunbridge and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — First Branch Unified School District #82 —
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.