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Exeter vs Mendon vs Newfields vs Ripton
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).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
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| Measure | Exeter | Mendon | Newfields | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
1,113 |
2,023 |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2 23% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ripton and Mendon 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% |
49.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ripton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $110,346±$13k 37% above U.S. |
$100,524±$23kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$112,917±$15k 40% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21k 37% above U.S. |
$357,000±$44kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$394,400±$61k 19% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223 31% above U.S. |
$1,230±$651Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
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| Newfields and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814 183% above U.S. |
$5,342 71% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,915Lowest 58% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon 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% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Mendon 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 | — | Newfields School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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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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.