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Exeter vs Newfields vs Randolph Town

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 affordable homes ($457k median).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Randolph Town has the youngest population (median age 41.3).

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MeasureExeterNewfieldsRandolph Town
People
Population
16,151
2,023Lowest
34,878Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+12.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
45.8±2.3Highest
18% above U.S.
44.1±1.8
13% above U.S.
41.3±1.8Lowest
6% above U.S.
Exeter and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±2
U.S.: 22%
Newfields and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.4%±1.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.1%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
7.5%±7.2
U.S.: 6.4%
9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Randolph Town 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.
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$109,573±$6kLowest
36% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$456,600±$21kLowest
37% above U.S.
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$496,400±$21k
49% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,856±$223Lowest
31% above U.S.
$1,875±$323
33% above U.S.
$2,103±$98Highest
49% above U.S.
Randolph Town and Newfields 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.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$5,644Lowest
81% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
59%±11.3
U.S.: 51.1%
43.3%±40.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
62.1%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Randolph Town 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%
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
69.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1966Lowest
14 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
6% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
37 minHighest
40% above U.S.
Work from home
19.9%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.1%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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 — #260 of 282 in MA
School district Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District Newfields School District Randolph
High school in town Exeter High School None in town Randolph High
Students per teacherat that high school
12.1Lowest
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14.2Highest
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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.