Compare towns
Newfields vs Hanover vs Exeter vs Mont Vernon
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).
Hanover has the youngest population (median age 28.7).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Mont Vernon has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Hanover | Exeter | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
11,685 |
16,151Highest |
2,636 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4% NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
42.9±2.8 about the NH average |
| Exeter and Newfields 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% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Exeter and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
50.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$169,583±$36k 71% above NH |
$110,346±$13kLowest 11% above NH |
$158,036±$19k 60% above NH |
| Newfields and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$456,600±$21kLowest 13% above NH |
$526,300±$39k 31% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,856±$223 24% above NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
| Hanover 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,814Lowest 32% above NH |
$9,432 41% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Exeter 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% |
5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3% NH: 72.8% |
73.7% NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5 NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon and Hanover 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 | — | #1 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Mont Vernon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Hanover High School | Exeter High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Lowest |
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.