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Brookline vs Exeter vs Panton vs Westminster
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).
Exeter has the highest household income ($110k).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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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 | Panton | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531 |
16,151Highest |
690 |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3Highest 18% above U.S. |
42.7±3.8Lowest 10% above U.S. |
43.3±11.5 11% 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%±6 U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.9%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±11.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Exeter and Westminster 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% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Brookline 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 |
$110,346±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$86,667±$10k 7% above U.S. |
$81,000±$22k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$438,000±$40k 32% above U.S. |
$313,600±$39k 6% below U.S. |
| Exeter and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232 23% above U.S. |
$1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,410±$130 about the U.S. average |
$749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Exeter and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 60% above U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$6,695 115% above U.S. |
$4,480Lowest 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
61%±39Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Panton 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±8.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.1%±15.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Panton and Westminster 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| 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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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.