Compare towns
Exeter vs Bow 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
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Bow has the most kids (25% under 18).
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.
| Measure | Exeter | Bow | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
8,335 |
4,106Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Greenland 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% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,346±$13kLowest 11% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$162,837±$11k 64% above NH |
| Bow and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kLowest 13% above NH |
$506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223 24% above NH |
$1,539±$178Lowest 3% 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 | $8,814 32% above NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$7,420Lowest 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Lowest 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 | 4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7% NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenland and Bow 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Bow School District | Greenland School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.