Compare towns
Exeter vs Holderness vs Grantham
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 people working from home (19.9%).
Holderness has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
Grantham has the most homeowners (100%).
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 | Holderness | Grantham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
1,917Lowest |
3,465 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
| Grantham 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 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Grantham 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% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Holderness 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% |
55.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6 NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Grantham 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 |
$107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
$106,403±$54kLowest 7% above NH |
| Exeter and Holderness 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 |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
$343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Lowest 24% above NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
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| Holderness and Exeter 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 |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$7,605 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.7% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1981 2 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 |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Exeter and Grantham 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 | — | #6 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Holderness School District | Grantham 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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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.