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Greenland vs Durham vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.1).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($457k median).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Greenland | Durham | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,106Lowest |
10,681 |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8 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+ | 59.6% NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
$110,346±$13kLowest 11% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
$498,000±$45k 24% above NH |
$456,600±$21kLowest 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
$1,302±$211Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,856±$223 24% 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 | $7,420Lowest 11% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3 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 | 0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
69.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 23% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
25 minHighest 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Greenland School District | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 59 photos → |
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.