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Mansfield vs Plainfield vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mansfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 34.5).
Exeter has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
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 | Mansfield | Plainfield | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 691Lowest |
1,016Highest |
913 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54±5.5Highest 36% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
51.7±12.6 30% above NY |
| Mansfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Exeter and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Exeter and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.9 NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Plainfield and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,304±$14kHighest 3% below NY |
$70,673±$6kLowest 18% below NY |
$77,550±$19k 10% below NY |
| Mansfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $200,000±$29k 53% below NY |
$155,100±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
$243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
| Exeter and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
$867±$44Highest 47% below NY |
| Exeter and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,122Highest 37% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
$2,926 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Plainfield and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NY: 14% |
7.8%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 22% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
29 min 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.1%±12.1 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Exeter and Mansfield 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.