Compare towns
Exeter vs Somersworth vs Roxbury vs Newfields
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 oldest population (median age 45.8).
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Somersworth | Roxbury | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
12,111 |
299Lowest |
2,023 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Exeter and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Somersworth and Newfields 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% |
14%±3 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Exeter and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2% NH: 40.6% |
31.4% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
4.9%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Newfields 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 11% above NH |
$74,504±$13k 25% below NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$318,400±$23kLowest 21% below NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223 24% above NH |
$1,477±$134Lowest about the NH average |
— | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814 32% above NH |
$6,805 about the NH average |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1% NH: 72.8% |
57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below NH |
26 minHighest 3% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | #117 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Somersworth School District | — | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | Somersworth High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.