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Haverhill vs Exeter vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Exeter has the most people working from home (19.9%).
Westfield has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
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 | Haverhill | Exeter | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 67,698Highest |
16,151Lowest |
40,378 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±1.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.8±2.3Highest 18% above U.S. |
39.9±1.8 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±1.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.1%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Haverhill and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
10%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,326±$4k 9% above U.S. |
$110,346±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$87,753±$6kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,900±$9k 36% above U.S. |
$456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$325,100±$11kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Exeter and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,668±$49 18% above U.S. |
$1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,117±$60Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Exeter and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,772 53% above U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$4,746Lowest 52% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.2%±5.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.5%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Haverhill and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.5%±1.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #243 of 282 in MA | #22 of 120 in NH | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Haverhill · Whittier Regional Vocational Technical | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Westfield |
| High school in town | Haverhill High | Exeter High School | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
12.1 |
11.9Lowest |
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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.