What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Ipswich has the most kids (29.9% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	New Ipswich	Exeter
People
Population	5,310Lowest	16,151Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH	45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH
Kids under 18	29.9%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2%	17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2%
Age 65+	12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1%	24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6%	59.2%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.6%±1.4Lowest NH: 6%	6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$110,507±$9kHighest 12% above NH	$110,346±$13kLowest 11% above NH
	New Ipswich and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$392,400±$31kLowest about the NH average	$456,600±$21kHighest 13% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$882±$469Lowest 41% below NH	$1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,647Lowest 15% below NH	$8,814Highest 32% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61.7%±41.5Highest NH: 48.2%	59%±11.3Lowest NH: 48.2%
	New Ipswich and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2%	4.7%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.7%Highest NH: 72.8%	69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH	1979Lowest same as NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 22% above NH	25 minLowest 7% below NH
Work from home	12%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8%	19.9%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8%
	Exeter and New Ipswich 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	#82 of 120 in NH	#22 of 120 in NH
School district	Mascenic Regional School District	Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District
High school in town	Mascenic Regional High School	Exeter High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.7Lowest	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.