Compare towns
Exeter vs Bartlett vs Newfields vs Newmarket
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Bartlett has the oldest population (median age 57.4).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% 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 | Exeter | Bartlett | Newfields | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
3,281 |
2,023Lowest |
9,463 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$371,400±$78kLowest 8% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223 24% above NH |
$1,676±$97 12% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
| Newfields and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814 32% above NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 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% NH: 7.2% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1% NH: 72.8% |
79% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | — | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Bartlett School District | Newfields School District | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | None in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
— | — | 9.9Lowest |
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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.