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Brookfield vs Carroll vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most homeowners (98.4%).
Carroll has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Exeter has the most kids (17% 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 | Brookfield | Carroll | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 567Lowest |
659 |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5% NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±9.7 34% above NH |
62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
45.8±2.3Lowest 6% above NH |
| Carroll and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.6%±4 NH: 18.2% |
7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 38.4%±3.4 NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Carroll and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8% NH: 40.6% |
35.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±5 NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$31k 18% below NH |
$64,821±$26kLowest 35% below NH |
$110,346±$13kHighest 11% above NH |
| Exeter and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,000±$61k 6% above NH |
$261,500±$42kLowest 35% below NH |
$456,600±$21kHighest 13% above NH |
| Exeter and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,078±$241Lowest 28% below NH |
$1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,926 11% below NH |
$3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
$8,814Highest 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the NH average |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Exeter and Brookfield 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 |
| High school in town | — | — | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
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NH 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.