Compare towns
Exeter vs Bartlett vs Eaton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most kids (17% under 18).
Bartlett has the most affordable homes ($371k median).
Eaton has the most homeowners (96.9%).
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 | Exeter | Bartlett | Eaton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
3,281 |
501Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 45.8±2.3Lowest 6% above NH |
57.4±4.7 33% above NH |
59.6±14Highest 38% above NH |
| Eaton and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
9.6%±5 NH: 18.2% |
| Exeter and Eaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6 NH: 20.1% |
41.3%±15.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Eaton and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
51.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
1.2%±2.9 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,346±$13kHighest 11% above NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$79,063±$9k 20% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kHighest 13% above NH |
$371,400±$78kLowest 8% below NH |
$377,300±$62k 6% below NH |
| Exeter and Eaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
$1,676±$97Lowest 12% above NH |
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| Exeter and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814Highest 32% above NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$4,014 40% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.5% NH: 7.2% |
11%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24.4%±12.8Highest 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 | #74 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Bartlett 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.