Compare towns
Exeter vs Newfields vs Windsor
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 the most renters (30.9% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% 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 | Newfields | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
2,023 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% 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%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Newfields 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%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8 NH: 20.1% |
| Exeter and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Exeter 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 |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$103,750±$40kLowest 5% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$337,500±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Lowest 24% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
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| 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 |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Exeter 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% |
10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5Lowest 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 | — | — |
| 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.