Compare towns
Newfields vs Eliot vs Bow vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Eliot has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Bow has the most kids (25% 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.
| Measure | Newfields | Eliot | Bow | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
7,146 |
8,335 |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16k 114% above U.S. |
$110,346±$13k 37% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
$456,600±$21kLowest 37% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 33% above U.S. |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,539±$178Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$1,856±$223 31% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$9,584 207% above U.S. |
$8,814 183% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Bow 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 | — | #19 of 133 in ME | #26 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Bow School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bow High School | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.