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Exeter vs Stratham vs Grantham
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 renters (30.9% rent).
Stratham has the most expensive homes ($655k median).
Grantham has the most affordable homes ($343k 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 | Stratham | Grantham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
7,754 |
3,465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% NH: +4.6% |
+5.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
41.6±4.9Lowest 4% below NH |
50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
| Grantham and Exeter 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% |
23.5%±5.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Stratham and Grantham 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% |
20.6%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Exeter and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
69.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6 NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Grantham 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 |
$151,998±$20kHighest 53% above NH |
$106,403±$54kLowest 7% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$655,400±$36kHighest 63% above NH |
$343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Lowest 24% above NH |
$2,511±$377Highest 68% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814 32% above NH |
$9,781Highest 47% above NH |
$7,605Lowest 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
64%±38.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
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| Stratham and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.6% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
25.3%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Stratham 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 | #43 of 120 in NH | #6 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District | Grantham 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.