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Danville vs Exeter vs Sandown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most homeowners (97.4%).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Sandown has the most people working from home (27.4%).
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 | Danville | Exeter | Sandown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,531Lowest |
16,151Highest |
6,628 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42±4 3% below NH |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
40.8±3.7Lowest 6% below NH |
| Exeter and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±7 NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sandown and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.8 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Exeter and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,104±$21k 16% above NH |
$110,346±$13kLowest 11% above NH |
$135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH |
| Sandown and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,600±$26kLowest 9% above NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$483,400±$44kHighest 20% above NH |
| Sandown and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,144±$867Highest 44% above NH |
$1,856±$223Lowest 24% above NH |
$1,893±$721 27% above NH |
| Danville and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,504Lowest 28% above NH |
$8,814Highest 32% above NH |
$8,801 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.2%±61.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
64.1%±48.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Danville and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Sandown 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 | #40 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH | #71 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Timberlane Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Exeter High School | None in town |
| 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.