Compare towns
Newfields vs Windham vs Durham 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 most people working from home (25.5%).
Windham has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.1).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($457k median).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% 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.
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 | Windham | Durham | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
16,038 |
10,681 |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8% NH: +4.6% |
+12.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
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% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% NH: 40.6% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$189,583±$19k 91% above NH |
$112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
$110,346±$13kLowest 11% above NH |
| Newfields and Windham 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 |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$498,000±$45k 24% above NH |
$456,600±$21kLowest 13% above NH |
| Windham and Newfields 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 |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,302±$211Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,856±$223 24% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,814Lowest 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.4% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
69.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 12 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Windham 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 | — | #13 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Windham School District | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | — | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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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.