Compare towns
Brookline vs Exeter vs Langdon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the highest household income ($171k).
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Langdon has the most affordable homes ($282k median).
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 | Brookline | Exeter | Langdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,736 |
16,151Highest |
805Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2% NH: +4.6% |
-5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
42.3±12.6 about the NH average |
| Exeter and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±7.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Brookline and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Langdon and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.7% NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Brookline and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $171,046±$4kHighest 73% above NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
$97,917±$31kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $544,400±$38kHighest 35% above NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$281,900±$18kLowest 30% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
$1,856±$223 24% above NH |
$1,417±$285Lowest 5% below NH |
| Brookline and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
$5,492Lowest 18% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 24.7%±5.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Brookline and Exeter 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 | #23 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Brookline School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Exeter High School | Fall Mountain Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Lowest |
13.7Highest |
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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.