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Rupert vs Middlesex vs Exeter vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rupert has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
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 | Rupert | Middlesex | Exeter | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 676 |
1,943 |
16,151Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Lowest 14% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3 18% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.3%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,229±$36kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13k 36% above U.S. |
$110,346±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
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| Exeter and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,500±$63kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$376,300±$40k 13% above U.S. |
$456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,333±$359Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$1,856±$223 31% above U.S. |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,594Lowest 47% above U.S. |
$6,483 108% above U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$5,233 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.6%±9.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex 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 | — | — | #22 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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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U.S. 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.