Compare towns
Exeter vs Greenland vs Townsend
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).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
Townsend has the youngest population (median age 40.9).
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 | Greenland | Townsend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
4,106Lowest |
9,100 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
48.4±7.7Highest 24% above U.S. |
40.9±3.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
21%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Townsend 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
28.9%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Townsend 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. |
$162,837±$11kHighest 102% above U.S. |
$121,528±$23k 51% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21k 37% above U.S. |
$662,800±$42kHighest 99% above U.S. |
$433,200±$22kLowest 30% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223 31% above U.S. |
$2,331±$363Highest 65% above U.S. |
$1,469±$313Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$7,420 138% above U.S. |
$6,031Lowest 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
77.3%±44.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.2%±7.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH | #136 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Greenland School District | North Middlesex |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | None in town | North Middlesex Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | 13.1Highest |
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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.