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Exeter vs Gorham vs Randolph
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).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Randolph has the most homeowners (83.3%).
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 | Gorham | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
2,682 |
420Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 45.8±2.3Lowest 6% above NH |
53.9±3.6 24% above NH |
57.5±10.9Highest 33% above NH |
| Randolph and Gorham 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% |
12.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.5%±6.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Exeter and Randolph 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% |
31.7%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2% NH: 40.6% |
20.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.5%±3.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Gorham 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±$13kHighest 11% above NH |
$61,275±$7kLowest 38% below NH |
$101,750±$16k about the NH average |
| Exeter and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kHighest 13% above NH |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
$407,000±$57k about the NH average |
| Exeter and Randolph 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 |
$838±$83Lowest 44% below NH |
$1,667±$215 12% above NH |
| Exeter and Randolph 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 |
$4,334 35% below NH |
$4,269Lowest 36% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±53.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Randolph 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% |
4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
71.6% NH: 72.8% |
83.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest same as NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.5%±5.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Exeter and Randolph 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 | #57 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | Gorham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.