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Mapleton vs Hermon vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Exeter has the most people working from home (19.9%).
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 | Mapleton | Hermon | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
6,727 |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Exeter and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
$110,346±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
$456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,406±$202 about the U.S. average |
$1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$2,761 11% below U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #54 of 133 in ME | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Hermon Public Schools | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.