Compare towns
Exeter vs Newfields vs Plymouth
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%).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 22.8).
Plymouth is a college town. 42.5% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Newfields | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
2,023Lowest |
4,969 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
22.8±0.9Lowest 47% below NH |
| Exeter and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
9.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
63.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$89,500±$32kLowest 10% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$294,400±$28kLowest 27% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223 24% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,296±$295Lowest 13% below NH |
| 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 32% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,483Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±10.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
16 minLowest 39% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | — | #47 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | 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.