Moving to Exeter: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Exeter means joining a real, historic Seacoast-adjacent Rockingham County town -- home to Phillips Exeter Academy and a walkable downtown along the Squamscott River.
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Phillips Exeter Academy, founded in 1781, is a real, genuinely prestigious private school (17% acceptance rate) with a real, significant financial-aid program -- 45% of students receive aid, and free tuition applies below a $125,000 family-income threshold.
A genuinely, substantially expensive housing market
Exeter's home prices carry a real, disclosed cross-source spread of approximately $540,000 to $724,950 -- well above the ~$408,776 national median.
Genuinely low crime
Exeter's crime rate ran approximately 73% below the national average, with an 8.5/10 safety rating cited.
Key takeaways
- Phillips Exeter Academy is Exeter's defining institutional anchor, with a real, significant financial-aid program.
- Exeter housing runs genuinely, substantially expensive relative to the national median.
- Exeter's crime rate runs genuinely low, cited approximately 73% below the national average.
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