Compare towns
Mason vs Exeter vs Greenland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mason has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
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 | Mason | Exeter | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,451Lowest |
16,151Highest |
4,106 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2% NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% 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 | 28.8%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Mason and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest 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+ | 39.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,090±$3k 12% above NH |
$110,346±$13kLowest 11% above NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $384,000±$21kLowest 5% below NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,530±$852Highest 70% above NH |
$1,856±$223Lowest 24% above NH |
$2,331±$363 56% above NH |
| Mason and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,049Lowest 6% above NH |
$8,814Highest 32% above NH |
$7,420 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 87.2%±42.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Mason and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 53% above NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 20.7%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenland and Mason 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 | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mason School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Greenland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Exeter High School | None in town |
| 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.