Compare towns
Kensington vs Seabrook Beach 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
Kensington has the highest household income ($165k).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Kensington | Seabrook Beach | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,009 |
1,001Lowest |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7% NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±5.9Lowest about the NH average |
62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±2.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Kensington and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.5% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.3 NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Kensington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $165,083±$18kHighest 67% above NH |
$93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $657,700±$47k 63% above NH |
$920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$456,600±$21kLowest 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,813±$627 22% above NH |
$1,725±$575Lowest 16% above NH |
$1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
| Exeter and Kensington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,637 45% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,814Lowest 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.4%±38.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 7% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.2%±3.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach 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 | — | — | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kensington 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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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.