Compare towns
Exeter vs Rollinsford vs Warner
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Rollinsford has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k 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 | Rollinsford | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
2,626Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
38.8±5.5Lowest 10% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Exeter and Warner 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% |
17.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Rollinsford and Warner 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% |
19.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Exeter and Warner 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 NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Warner 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 11% above NH |
$89,500±$26kLowest 10% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Exeter and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kHighest 13% above NH |
$398,100±$33k about the NH average |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
$1,809±$394 21% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Exeter and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814Highest 32% above NH |
$6,851Lowest about the NH average |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
78.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest same as NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Rollinsford 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 | #94 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Rollinsford School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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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.