Exeter is #1 in New Hampshire for trails
Exeter is ranked on 39 lists against the 126 New Hampshire towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 14.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Exeter marked.
Exeter out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
1 spot from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Exeter sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Exeter lands in the top half on 19 of 25 lists
Each dot is Exeter’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NH, the right end is last. Areas where Exeter does best come first.
Milder winters than 86% of New Hampshire
Not better or worse, just Exeter’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Exeter lands in every NH ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Hanover · 99 / 100
#13
Lowest obesity#1 Hanover · 21%
#22
Fewest smokers#1 New London · 6%
#15
Most active#1 Hanover · 14%
#20
Fewest uninsured#1 Stratham · 4%
#7
Lowest depression#1 Bedford · 20%
#6
Closest to a top hospital#1 Nashua · 0.5 mi
#4 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Bartlett · 66.5%
#12
Most trails#1 Exeter · 3.1 mi / sq mi
#1
Most walkable#1 Nashua · 91.8 / sq mi
#12 
People
Most educated#1 Hanover · 88.2%
#14
Youngest#1 Durham · 20.8
#75
Oldest#1 Moultonborough · 58.3
#52
Most residents 65+#1 New London · 37.5%
#31
Most kids#1 New Ipswich · 29.9%
#86 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Gilford · 11.3 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Hanover · 18.8 per resident
#37
Best libraries for kids#1 Sunapee · 45.4 per child
#28 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lebanon · 14 min
#44 
Safety
Safest#1 Deerfield · 2.1
#54 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Berlin · 1.3 yrs
#88
Cheapest rent#1 New Hampton · $749/mo
#104
Lowest property tax#1 Bartlett · $2,512/yr
#112
Rent easiest to afford#1 Peterborough · 29.2%
#21 
The number on the right is Exeter’s spot. All of New Hampshire’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every NH list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.