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Exeter vs Ogunquit vs Seabrook
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 youngest population (median age 45.8).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Seabrook has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Seabrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
1,379Lowest |
8,427 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Lowest 18% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
54±1.9 39% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.8%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.5%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Seabrook 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% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Ogunquit 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. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$84,349±$15kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit 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 37% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$443,500±$40kLowest 33% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
— | $1,542±$174Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$5,785 85% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.4%±10 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Seabrook 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% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 120 in NH | — | #114 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | — | Seabrook School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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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.