Compare towns
Newfields vs Orange vs Roxbury vs Exeter
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).
Orange has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
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 | Orange | Roxbury | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023 |
320 |
299Lowest |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | — | +12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
| 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% |
20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Orange 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% |
20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Exeter and Orange 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 NH: 40.6% |
37.2% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Newfields 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 |
$118,750±$39k 20% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
— | — | $1,856±$223Lowest 24% above NH |
| Newfields and Exeter 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 |
$5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest 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% |
9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3% NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
28 minHighest 5% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Orange 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 | Newfields School District | — | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | Exeter High School |
| 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.