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Exeter vs Killington vs Wilder
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 highest household income ($110k).
Killington has the most people working from home (24.7%).
Wilder has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
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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 | Killington | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
785Lowest |
3,087 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+73.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+81.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
52.8±4.2Highest 36% above U.S. |
45.5±8.9Lowest 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Killington 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% |
21%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wilder 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% |
57.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±5.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wilder and Killington 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 37% above U.S. |
$81,250±$39k about the U.S. average |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Exeter and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21k 37% above U.S. |
$488,400±$85kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$273,200±$18kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Killington and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,286±$483 9% below U.S. |
$1,142±$451Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Exeter and Killington 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. |
$6,827 119% above U.S. |
$5,505Lowest 76% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±25.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.9%±17.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% below U.S. |
16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
17 min 37% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.7%±10.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Killington and Exeter 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 | — | — |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | 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.