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Enfield vs Exeter vs Greenland

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enfield has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).

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.

MeasureEnfieldExeterGreenland
People
Population
4,475
16,151Highest
4,106Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.6%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+12.2%
NH: +4.6%
+14.6%Highest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
58.3±5.4Highest
35% above NH
45.8±2.3Lowest
6% above NH
48.4±7.7
12% above NH
Enfield and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
7.9%±4.6Lowest
NH: 18.2%
17%±2.7
NH: 18.2%
19.8%±5.2Highest
NH: 18.2%
Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
30.7%±7.6Highest
NH: 20.1%
24.4%±2.8Lowest
NH: 20.1%
28.9%±5
NH: 20.1%
Enfield and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
43%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
59.2%
NH: 40.6%
59.6%Highest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±3.4
NH: 6%
6.1%±1.8Highest
NH: 6%
2.3%±1.6Lowest
NH: 6%
Exeter and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$95,474±$19kLowest
4% below NH
$110,346±$13k
11% above NH
$162,837±$11kHighest
64% above NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$390,800±$71kLowest
about the NH average
$456,600±$21k
13% above NH
$662,800±$42kHighest
65% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,181±$563Lowest
21% below NH
$1,856±$223
24% above NH
$2,331±$363Highest
56% above NH
Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,203Lowest
7% below NH
$8,814Highest
32% above NH
$7,420
11% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.8%±16.7Lowest
NH: 48.2%
59%±11.3
NH: 48.2%
77.3%±44.3Highest
NH: 48.2%
Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
16.6%Highest
NH: 7.2%
4.7%
NH: 7.2%
0.5%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.1%
NH: 72.8%
69.1%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
93.3%Highest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983
4 yrs newer than NH
1979Lowest
same as NH
1987Highest
8 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
11% below NH
25 minHighest
7% below NH
21 minLowest
23% below NH
Work from home
11%±5.7Lowest
NH: 16.8%
19.9%±3.7
NH: 16.8%
32.2%±7.7Highest
NH: 16.8%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #5 of 120 in NH #22 of 120 in NH #10 of 120 in NH
School district Mascoma Valley Regional School District Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District Greenland 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.