Compare towns
Brookline vs Exeter vs Newfields vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Newfields | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,736 |
16,151Highest |
2,023Lowest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13% NH: +4.6% |
+12.2% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.5 5% below NH |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Exeter and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±4 NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Brookline 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%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.2 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $171,046±$4k 73% above NH |
$110,346±$13kLowest 11% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$189,583±$19k 91% above NH |
| Newfields and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $544,400±$38k 35% above NH |
$456,600±$21kLowest 13% above NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Windham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,500±$1k 68% above NH |
$1,856±$223Lowest 24% above NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Windham and Brookline 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 |
$8,814Lowest 32% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Windham 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% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1% NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993 14 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1991 12 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 24.7%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Brookline 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 | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Brookline School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Newfields School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Exeter High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.