Compare towns
Exeter vs Stoddard vs Langdon
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 most expensive homes ($457k median).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
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 | Stoddard | Langdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
1,072 |
805Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5% NH: +4.6% |
-5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
42.3±12.6Lowest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±7.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Langdon and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.2%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Langdon 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 NH: 40.6% |
34.1% NH: 40.6% |
26.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7 NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Stoddard 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 |
$94,904±$11kLowest 4% below NH |
$97,917±$31k about the NH average |
| Exeter and Langdon 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 |
$330,300±$20k 18% below NH |
$281,900±$18kLowest 30% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
$1,417±$285 5% below NH |
| Exeter and Langdon 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 |
$4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
$5,492 18% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
50%±81.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Stoddard 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% |
4.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.6%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Exeter and Langdon 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 | Stoddard School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | None in town | Fall Mountain Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | 13.7Highest |
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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.