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Mansfield vs Windham 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%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
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 | Windham | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 691Lowest |
1,432Highest |
913 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54±5.5 36% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
51.7±12.6Lowest 30% above NY |
| Windham and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Exeter and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Exeter 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% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.9 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham 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 |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% 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±$29kLowest 53% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$243,000±$89k 43% below NY |
| Windham and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$867±$44Highest 47% below NY |
| Exeter and Windham 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 |
$3,363 49% below NY |
$2,926Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham 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% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% NY: 54.3% |
89%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 22 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 22% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.1%±12.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Exeter 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.