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Baltimore vs Exeter vs Cavendish

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Exeter has the most expensive homes ($457k median).
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).

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.

MeasureBaltimoreExeterCavendish
People
Population
361Lowest
16,151Highest
1,242
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+12.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
32% above U.S.
45.8±2.3
18% above U.S.
45.2±5.9Lowest
16% above U.S.
Baltimore and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
18.3%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Cavendish and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.6%±2
U.S.: 17.2%
Exeter and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Exeter and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16k
33% above U.S.
$110,346±$13kHighest
37% above U.S.
$89,063±$29kLowest
10% above U.S.
Exeter and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kLowest
34% below U.S.
$456,600±$21kHighest
37% above U.S.
$285,100±$40k
14% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,856±$223Highest
31% above U.S.
$1,000±$546Lowest
29% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329
39% above U.S.
$8,814Highest
183% above U.S.
$3,948Lowest
27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
59%±11.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
28.9%±27
U.S.: 51.1%
Exeter and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
69.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
25 minHighest
6% below U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.9%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.5%±6.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Exeter and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #22 of 120 in NH —
School district — Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District Green Mountain Unified School District #77
High school in town — Exeter High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.1
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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.