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Victory vs Exeter vs Lunenburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
Exeter has the most people working from home (19.9%).
Lunenburg has the most homeowners (82.6%).
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 | Victory | Exeter | Lunenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
16,151Highest |
1,267 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 66% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3Lowest 18% above U.S. |
51.2±4.2 32% above U.S. |
| Victory and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±51Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 47.2%±39.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.1%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Victory and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
14.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $110,346±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$53,125±$9kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$164,000±$11kLowest 51% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,025±$172Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$2,702 13% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.5%±57.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 45.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.9%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #22 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | Exeter High School | None in town |
| 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.