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Newfields vs Exeter vs Auburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20%).
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 | Exeter | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
16,151Highest |
6,119 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2% NH: +4.6% |
+20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
44.3±5.9 about the NH average |
| Exeter and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.3%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Auburn and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
55.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.7 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Auburn 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 100% above NH |
$110,346±$13kLowest 11% above NH |
$153,253±$6k 55% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$456,600±$21kLowest 13% above NH |
$600,300±$29k 49% above NH |
| Newfields and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,856±$223Lowest 24% above NH |
$1,893±$822Highest 27% above NH |
| Auburn 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 50% above NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
$8,092Lowest 21% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±27Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
28 minHighest 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.5%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Auburn and Newfields 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 | #44 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Auburn School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Exeter High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.