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Exeter vs Devens vs Scituate
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 (19.7% under 18).
Devens has the highest household income ($189k).
Scituate has the most affordable homes ($449k 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 | Devens | Scituate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,195 |
1,723Lowest |
10,517Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.7±5.9Lowest 3% below U.S. |
48.6±4.3 25% above U.S. |
49.9±4Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
14%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Scituate and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$30kLowest 38% above U.S. |
$189,250±$63kHighest 134% above U.S. |
$112,315±$23k 39% above U.S. |
| Devens and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $509,200±$43k 53% above U.S. |
$556,800±$96kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$449,300±$26kLowest 35% above U.S. |
| Devens and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,317±$307Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$1,500±$539Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,489±$251 5% above U.S. |
| Devens and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,881Highest 89% above U.S. |
$5,556 78% above U.S. |
$5,265Lowest 69% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 91%±26.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
85.4%±64.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
59.6%±25.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
25.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.2%±6.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.5%±11.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Devens and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 38 in RI | — | #17 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Exeter-West Greenwich | — | Scituate |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Scituate High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.8 |
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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.