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Minerva vs Exeter vs Black Brook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Minerva has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
Exeter has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Black Brook has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.9%).
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 | Minerva | Exeter | Black Brook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 836Lowest |
913 |
1,315Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.2±5.7 41% above NY |
51.7±12.6Lowest 30% above NY |
56.5±5.8Highest 42% above NY |
| Black Brook and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
10.6%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 35.8%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
36%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Black Brook and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.2% NY: 40.2% |
26.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2 NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
4.9%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Black Brook and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,303±$9kLowest 22% below NY |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
$67,852±$20k 21% below NY |
| Exeter and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,800±$22kLowest 59% below NY |
$243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
$202,200±$48k 52% below NY |
| Exeter and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $784±$102 52% below NY |
$867±$44Highest 47% below NY |
$783±$461Lowest 52% below NY |
| Exeter and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,608Lowest 60% below NY |
$2,926 56% below NY |
$3,633Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±74.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.9%±32Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Black Brook and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% below NY |
29 minLowest 12% below NY |
32 minHighest 3% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.6%±7.9 NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Exeter and Minerva 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.