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Brookline vs Epping vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
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 | Epping | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
7,430 |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 16% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brookline and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Exeter and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the U.S. average |
$104,220±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$110,346±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$436,900±$35k 31% above U.S. |
$456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$6,936 122% above U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping 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 | — | #77 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Epping School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 59 photos → |
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.