Compare towns
Epping vs Pelham vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Pelham has the highest household income ($136k).
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 | Epping | Pelham | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,430Lowest |
14,449 |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NH: +4.6% |
+10.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
41.5±2.7Lowest 4% below NH |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
| Exeter and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
22%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Pelham and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| 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+ | 37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40% NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.3Lowest NH: 6% |
5.9%±1.3 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Pelham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,220±$7kLowest 5% above NH |
$135,956±$19kHighest 37% above NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
| Pelham and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,900±$35kLowest 9% above NH |
$552,600±$27kHighest 37% above NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$1,425±$88Lowest 4% below NH |
$1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
| Exeter and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Lowest 4% above NH |
$8,634 30% above NH |
$8,814Highest 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
67.3%±12.5 NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Pelham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% NH: 72.8% |
86.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
30 min 10% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Pelham 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 | #48 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Epping School District | Pelham School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | Epping High School | Pelham High School | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
10.4 |
12.1Highest |
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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.