Compare towns
Exeter vs Mount Holly vs Newfane
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 expensive homes ($457k median).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
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 | Mount Holly | Newfane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
1,415Lowest |
1,456 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Lowest 18% above U.S. |
53.5±8.2 38% above U.S. |
54.4±3.9Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Newfane and Mount Holly 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% |
21.2%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mount Holly and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newfane and Mount Holly 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
41.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Newfane 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. |
$78,015±$19k 3% below U.S. |
$66,719±$21kLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$296,900±$40k 11% below U.S. |
$284,200±$49kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,534±$1k 9% above U.S. |
$1,266±$238Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Exeter and Mount Holly 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. |
$3,926Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,174 66% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
65.9%±65.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.9%±79.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Holly 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
30.8%±12.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfane 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 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| 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.