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Exeter vs Chilmark vs Brentwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Chilmark has the most expensive homes ($1895k median).
Brentwood has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
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 | Chilmark | Brentwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
1,578Lowest |
4,641 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+40%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
53.6±8.1Highest 38% above U.S. |
43.8±3.1Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Chilmark and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
16.7%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brentwood 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
36.2%±12.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chilmark 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Brentwood 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 37% above U.S. |
$168,750±$28kHighest 109% above U.S. |
$165,509±$23k 105% above U.S. |
| Chilmark and Brentwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kLowest 37% above U.S. |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 470% above U.S. |
$528,100±$75k 59% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Lowest 31% above U.S. |
$2,750±$2kHighest 95% above U.S. |
$2,217±$654 57% above U.S. |
| Chilmark and Brentwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814 183% above U.S. |
$4,485Lowest 44% above U.S. |
$9,713Highest 211% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.9%±37.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brentwood 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1995Highest 15 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.7%±11Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.1%±8.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chilmark and Brentwood 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 | — | #16 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Up-Island Regional | Brentwood School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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U.S. 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.