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Exeter vs Windsor vs Wilder
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 expensive homes ($457k median).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
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 | Windsor | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,151Highest |
3,554 |
3,087Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+81.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.8±2.3Highest 18% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
45.5±8.9 17% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wilder and Exeter 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 37% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$75,143±$9k 7% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$273,200±$18k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,142±$451 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$5,209Lowest 67% above U.S. |
$5,505 76% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.9%±17.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Exeter and Wilder 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Exeter High School | — | — |
| 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.