Exeter, New Hampshire

About Exeter

Set in the southeastern part of New Hampshire, Exeter is a small unincorporated community.

Exeter holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.5 square miles.

📰 Exeter News Today

• New Ranking Of NH's Public High Schools Released By U.S. News; Exeter Makes Top 20 Patch · Aug 18
• Court documents: Funeral home tip in Exeter death led to murder charges against daughter-in-law WMUR · Aug 14
• Two New Hampshire spots were named 'New England’s best places to retire' seacoastonline.com · Aug 13
• Woman burned in NH condo fire dies at Boston-area hospital, officials say NBC Boston · Jul 8
• Mary Frances Sanville Obituary | Brewitt Funeral Home | Exeter, NH Tribute Archive · Aug 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Exeter Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Exeter — but the New Hampshire one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern New Hampshire, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Exeter

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Exeter

• 110 Grill — american
• Aroma Joe's — coffee shop (café)
• Carriage Towne Bar & Grille — italian
• Cornicello — italian
• D² Java — coffee shop (café)
• Enna Chocolate (café)
• Epoch Gastropub — american
• Flamingos Coffee Bar — coffee shop (café)
• Fremont Pizzeria Of Kingston - FPK — pizza
• Front Row Restaurant and Bar — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• American Independence Museum · Museum
• Exeter Fine Crafts · Art gallery
• Exeter Historical Society · Museum
• Foundation Art Space · Art gallery
• Gilman Garrison House · Museum
• Lamont Gallery · Art gallery
• Powder House · Attraction
• Seacoast Artist Association · Art gallery
• Art Up Front Street · Art gallery
• Exeter Fire Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Exeter

• Founders Park reviews ★
• Gale Park reviews ★
• Kimball Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kingston State Park reviews ★
• Park Street Common reviews ★
• Robert H. Stewart Waterfront Park reviews ★
• Sawyer Park reviews ★
• Scammon Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Swasey Parkway reviews ★
• Brickyard Park reviews ★
• Charles Hodges Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chase Fields reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Exeter

• Coastal Waters Chartered Public School (E)
• Coastal Waters Chartered Public School (H)
• Cooperative Middle School
• Daniel J. Bakie School
• East Kingston Elementary School
• Exeter High School
• Great Bay Charter School (H)
• Great Bay Charter School (M)
• Kensington Elementary School
• Lincoln Street Elementary School
• Main Street School
• Virtual Learning Academy (E)
• Virtual Learning Academy (H)

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Exeter Hospital Inc ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Exeter

🏘️ Nearby Communities