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Exeter vs Ripton vs Townshend
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 kids (17% under 18).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
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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 | Ripton | Townshend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
508Lowest |
1,538 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Lowest 18% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2 23% above U.S. |
55.6±9.6Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Townshend and Ripton 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% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
12%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Townshend 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% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ripton 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% |
48%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,346±$13k 37% above U.S. |
$112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$78,750±$29kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Ripton 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±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$394,400±$61k 19% above U.S. |
$287,200±$79kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Exeter and Ripton 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. |
— | $1,074±$80Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$4,915Lowest 58% above U.S. |
$5,364 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72.5%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townshend and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±18.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Townshend 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
— | 8.1Lowest |
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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.