Compare towns
Plaistow vs Greenland 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
Plaistow has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).
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 | Plaistow | Greenland | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,861 |
4,106Lowest |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±3.7Lowest 7% below NH |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Exeter and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,317±$13kLowest 9% above NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,500±$32kLowest about the NH average |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,664±$187Lowest 12% above NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
$1,856±$223 24% above NH |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,194Lowest 8% above NH |
$7,420 11% above NH |
$8,814Highest 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 7% above NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Greenland School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | Timberlane Regional High School | None in town | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 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.