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Exeter vs Pomfret vs Roxbury
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 highest household income ($110k).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($323k median).
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 | Pomfret | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
908 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
53.4±12.1Highest 37% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Pomfret 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% |
15.4%±6 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pomfret and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
58% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury 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±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$84,229±$8k 4% above U.S. |
$69,226±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$399,200±$144k 20% above U.S. |
$323,100±$219kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Exeter and Pomfret 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. |
$1,170±$98Lowest 17% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$6,722 116% above U.S. |
$5,787Lowest 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
24%±22.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% below U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
30.3%±10.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pomfret 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 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| 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.