Compare towns
Eaton vs Exeter vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eaton has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Exeter has the highest household income ($110k).
Freedom has the oldest population (median age 60.6).
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 | Eaton | Exeter | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 501Lowest |
16,151Highest |
1,494 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +12.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 59.6±14 38% above NH |
45.8±2.3Lowest 6% above NH |
60.6±3.2Highest 40% above NH |
| Freedom and Eaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.6%±5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Exeter and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 41.3%±15.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Eaton and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5% NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±2.9Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,063±$9k 20% below NH |
$110,346±$13kHighest 11% above NH |
$66,136±$14kLowest 33% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,300±$62kLowest 6% below NH |
$456,600±$21kHighest 13% above NH |
$389,000±$43k 3% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,856±$223 24% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,014 40% below NH |
$8,814Highest 32% above NH |
$3,478Lowest 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 24% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 24.4%±12.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Eaton 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 | — | #22 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Freedom School District |
| High school 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.