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Pembroke 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
Pembroke has the most affordable homes ($372k median).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Mont Vernon has the highest household income ($158k).
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 | Pembroke | Exeter | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,438 |
16,151Highest |
2,636Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.3Lowest 3% below NH |
45.8±2.3Highest 6% above NH |
42.9±2.8 about the NH average |
| Exeter and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.1%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Pembroke and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
50.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,519±$22kLowest 10% below NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
$158,036±$19kHighest 60% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$20kLowest 8% below NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$526,300±$39kHighest 31% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,218±$354 18% below NH |
$1,856±$223Highest 24% above NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,589Lowest 14% above NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
$9,432Highest 41% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±21.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
69.1% NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 17%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon and Exeter 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 | #85 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Pembroke School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Mont Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Pembroke Academy | Exeter High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
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.