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Exeter vs Peru vs Winhall
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 renters (30.9% rent).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Winhall has the oldest population (median age 48.9).
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 | Peru | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
434Lowest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +53.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
45.3±8.6Lowest 16% above U.S. |
48.9±6.1Highest 26% above U.S. |
| Winhall and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17%±6.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Exeter and Peru 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% |
54.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
67.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Winhall 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. |
$151,875±$83kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$95,500±$23kLowest 18% above U.S. |
| Peru 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. |
$400,000±$105kLowest 20% above U.S. |
$471,800±$55kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Winhall and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,271±$820 10% below U.S. |
$1,094±$732Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Exeter and Peru 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. |
$5,000Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$6,567 111% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29%±47.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.5%±38.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Winhall 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% |
1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Exeter and Winhall 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 59 photos → | None yet | None yet |
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.