Compare towns
Exeter vs Warner vs Wilton
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
Wilton has the highest household income ($114k).
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 | Warner | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
2,959Lowest |
3,960 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
46.8±5.2Highest 8% above NH |
| Wilton and Exeter 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% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Warner and Exeter 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% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22%±6.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Exeter and Wilton 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% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
36.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Warner 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 |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$114,349±$21kHighest 15% above NH |
| Wilton and Exeter 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 |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$381,500±$23k 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,382±$70 7% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814Highest 32% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$7,612Lowest 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
47.1%±39.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Warner 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% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
77%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest same as NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Exeter and Wilton 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 | — | #54 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | None in town | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
— | 9.1Lowest |
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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.