Compare towns
Exeter vs Mount Tabor vs Windham
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).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Windham has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
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 Tabor | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
304Lowest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor 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 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,346±$13kLowest 37% above U.S. |
— | $189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21k 37% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Lowest 31% above U.S. |
$2,143±$367 52% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814 183% above U.S. |
$5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Windham 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% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | — | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.