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Shoreham vs Exeter vs Cornwall

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Shoreham has the most renters (19.1% rent).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).

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.

MeasureShorehamExeterCornwall
People
Population
1,269Highest
913Lowest
1,208
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
-14.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.8±7.2Highest
33% above U.S.
51.7±12.6
33% above U.S.
50.4±4.6Lowest
30% above U.S.
Shoreham and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.7%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±3
U.S.: 22%
Exeter and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±3.7
U.S.: 17.2%
26.9%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.7%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Exeter and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
54.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.7%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cornwall and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,654±$23k
16% above U.S.
$77,550±$19kLowest
4% below U.S.
$114,583±$32kHighest
42% above U.S.
Cornwall and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$316,400±$34k
5% below U.S.
$243,000±$89kLowest
27% below U.S.
$458,000±$49kHighest
38% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,306±$335Highest
8% below U.S.
$867±$44Lowest
39% below U.S.
$1,125±$206
20% below U.S.
Shoreham and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,713
51% above U.S.
$2,926Lowest
6% below U.S.
$6,726Highest
116% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±48.3
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±65.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornwall and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
97.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
9% above U.S.
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
Work from home
15.9%±5.2
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±10.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
24.4%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cornwall and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None 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.