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Hopkinton vs Exeter vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hopkinton has the highest household income ($137k).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k 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 | Hopkinton | Exeter | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,037 |
16,151Highest |
2,959Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45±2.8 4% above NH |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Exeter and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Hopkinton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Exeter and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.2% NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.9%±4.4Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hopkinton and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $137,477±$21kHighest 39% above NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Hopkinton and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,900±$54kHighest 26% above NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Hopkinton and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,270±$129 15% below NH |
$1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
$7,650Lowest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 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 | 6.5% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 23.8%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hopkinton and Exeter 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 | #28 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Hopkinton School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Hopkinton High School | Exeter High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.