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Starks vs Stratham vs Blaine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has the most renters (10% rent).
Stratham has the most people working from home (25.3%).
Blaine has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Starks | Stratham | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
7,754Highest |
706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4Highest 20% above U.S. |
41.6±4.9Lowest 7% above U.S. |
46.3±17 19% above U.S. |
| Starks and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
24.1%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Blaine and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stratham and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
69.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Blaine and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$151,998±$20kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$80,707±$24k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27kLowest 55% below U.S. |
$655,400±$36kHighest 97% above U.S. |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301 25% below U.S. |
$2,511±$377Highest 78% above U.S. |
$691±$303Lowest 51% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$9,781Highest 214% above U.S. |
$1,804 42% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±38.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stratham and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.3%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.5%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #43 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | None yet |
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.