Compare towns
Mendon vs Stratham vs Southampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most renters (13.1% rent).
Stratham has the most people working from home (25.3%).
Southampton has the most affordable homes ($452k 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 | Mendon | Stratham | Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,325 |
7,754Highest |
6,230Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4Highest 13% above U.S. |
41.6±4.9Lowest 7% above U.S. |
43.4±3.5 12% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2 U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Stratham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±4.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Southampton and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
69.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33k 64% above U.S. |
$151,998±$20kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$123,125±$23kLowest 53% above U.S. |
| Stratham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37k 85% above U.S. |
$655,400±$36kHighest 97% above U.S. |
$452,300±$25kLowest 36% above U.S. |
| Stratham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$2,511±$377Highest 78% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213 131% above U.S. |
$9,781Highest 214% above U.S. |
$5,470Lowest 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±38.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
26.2%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.3%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.2%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stratham and Mendon 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 | #210 of 282 in MA | #43 of 120 in NH | #205 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District | Southampton |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | None yet |
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.