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Roxbury vs Exeter vs Warren

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Exeter has the most homeowners (97.7%).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).

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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.

MeasureRoxburyExeterWarren
People
Population
942
913Lowest
1,585Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
-14.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+16%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
35.6±11.7Lowest
8% below U.S.
51.7±12.6
33% above U.S.
53.1±4.2Highest
37% above U.S.
Warren and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
30.6%±5Highest
U.S.: 22%
22.7%±7.1
U.S.: 22%
9.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Roxbury and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.7%±8.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.9%±10.5
U.S.: 17.2%
30.1%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warren and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
60%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,214±$22kLowest
9% below U.S.
$77,550±$19k
4% below U.S.
$86,905±$16kHighest
8% above U.S.
Warren and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,600±$55kLowest
27% below U.S.
$243,000±$89k
27% below U.S.
$569,300±$123kHighest
71% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$950±$495
33% below U.S.
$867±$44Lowest
39% below U.S.
$1,750±$394Highest
24% above U.S.
Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,284
37% above U.S.
$2,926Lowest
6% below U.S.
$7,284Highest
134% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
32.3%±26.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
27.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
15.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94%
U.S.: 65.2%
97.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
9% above U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
5.2%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±10.4
U.S.: 15.1%
36.2%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — — Harwood Unified Union School District #60
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.