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Exeter vs Stratham vs Warren
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 renters (30.9% rent).
Stratham has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
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 | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
7,754 |
1,585Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
41.6±4.9Lowest 7% above U.S. |
53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Stratham and Exeter 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% |
20.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warren 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
69.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
60% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Stratham 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 37% above U.S. |
$151,998±$20kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$86,905±$16kLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kLowest 37% above U.S. |
$655,400±$36kHighest 97% above U.S. |
$569,300±$123k 71% above U.S. |
| Stratham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223 31% above U.S. |
$2,511±$377Highest 78% above U.S. |
$1,750±$394Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814 183% above U.S. |
$9,781Highest 214% above U.S. |
$7,284Lowest 134% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±38.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.3%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warren and Stratham 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 | — |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| 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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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.