Compare towns
Exeter vs Newbury vs Springfield
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Newbury has the highest household income ($116k).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($384k 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 | Newbury | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
2,027 |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Lowest 6% above NH |
53.3±3.6Highest 23% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Newbury and Springfield 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% |
17%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.6%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Exeter and Newbury 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% |
53% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Newbury 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 11% above NH |
$116,477±$18kHighest 18% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| Newbury and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$463,400±$36kHighest 15% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
| Newbury 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 24% above NH |
— | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814Highest 32% above NH |
$5,695Lowest 15% below NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±24.1 NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.7% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
20.1%±7.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newbury 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | — | — |
| 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.