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Mount Tabor vs Exeter vs Peru vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Peru has the most affordable homes ($400k median).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Exeter | Peru | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 304Lowest |
16,151Highest |
434 |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +10.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
45.3±8.6Lowest 16% above U.S. |
60.5±7Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1 U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
44.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $110,346±$13kLowest 37% above U.S. |
$151,875±$83kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$115,000±$20k 42% above U.S. |
| Peru and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$456,600±$21k 37% above U.S. |
$400,000±$105kLowest 20% above U.S. |
$537,700±$77kHighest 62% above U.S. |
| Weston and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,856±$223 31% above U.S. |
$1,271±$820Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$1,375±$729 about the U.S. average |
| Mount Tabor and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 68% above U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$5,000Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$7,076 127% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29%±47.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±16.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.2%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weston 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 | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Exeter High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.