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Mont Vernon vs Newmarket 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
Mont Vernon has the highest household income ($158k).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
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 | Mont Vernon | Newmarket | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,636Lowest |
9,463 |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±2.8 about the NH average |
41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
| Exeter and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.8% NH: 40.6% |
49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $158,036±$19kHighest 60% above NH |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $526,300±$39kHighest 31% above NH |
$455,000±$22kLowest 13% above NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
| Exeter and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,432Highest 41% above NH |
$8,734Lowest 31% above NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±80.8 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
69.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 12% above NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon 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 | #4 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mont Vernon School District | Newmarket School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Lowest |
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.