Compare towns
Exeter vs Pelham vs Mont Vernon
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).
Pelham has the most expensive homes ($553k median).
Mont Vernon has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Pelham | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
14,449 |
2,636Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+10.3% NH: +4.6% |
+7.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
41.5±2.7Lowest 4% below NH |
42.9±2.8 about the NH average |
| Exeter and Mont Vernon 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% |
22%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Pelham 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% |
16.5%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
40%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.9%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,346±$13kLowest 11% above NH |
$135,956±$19k 37% above NH |
$158,036±$19kHighest 60% above NH |
| Mont Vernon and Pelham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kLowest 13% above NH |
$552,600±$27kHighest 37% above NH |
$526,300±$39k 31% above NH |
| Pelham and Mont Vernon 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 |
$1,425±$88 4% below NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814 32% above NH |
$8,634Lowest 30% above NH |
$9,432Highest 41% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
67.3%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Pelham and Exeter 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% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.7% NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below NH |
30 min 10% above NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon and Pelham 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 | #48 of 120 in NH | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Pelham School District | Mont Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | Pelham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.