Compare towns
Exeter vs Landaff vs Stark
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 expensive homes ($457k median).
Stark has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
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 | Landaff | Stark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
420 |
419Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | -14%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Lowest 6% above NH |
56.4±5.2 30% above NH |
58.8±3.6Highest 36% above NH |
| Stark and Landaff 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% |
16.2%±5.9 NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±6.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Exeter and Landaff 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% |
28.8%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
27.2%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Landaff and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.3% NH: 40.6% |
17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.6%±4.7 NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Stark 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 |
$87,500±$26k 12% below NH |
$71,750±$23kLowest 28% below NH |
| Exeter and Landaff 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 |
$279,300±$20k 31% below NH |
$197,700±$34kLowest 51% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
$1,375±$707Lowest 8% below NH |
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| Exeter and Landaff 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 |
$4,813 28% below NH |
$2,636Lowest 60% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
45.5%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Stark and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.7% NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.3% NH: 72.8% |
92.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.9%±6.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Exeter and Stark 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 | Landaff School District | Stark 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.