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Exeter vs Sutton vs Greenland
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).
Sutton has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
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 | Sutton | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
2,239Lowest |
4,106 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Lowest 6% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
| Greenland and Sutton 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% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland 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% NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,346±$13kLowest 11% above NH |
$130,313±$31k 32% above NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
| Greenland and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223 24% above NH |
$1,656±$614Lowest 11% above NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
| Greenland and Exeter 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 |
$7,652 15% above NH |
$7,420Lowest 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Exeter 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% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below NH |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 120 in NH | — | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Greenland School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.