Compare towns
Amherst vs Epping vs Weare
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Epping has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Weare has the most affordable homes ($396k median).
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 | Amherst | Epping | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,861Highest |
7,430Lowest |
9,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5Highest 6% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
45.6±4 5% above NH |
| Amherst and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Epping and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,196±$10kHighest 55% above NH |
$104,220±$7kLowest 5% above NH |
$118,271±$17k 19% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,600±$30kHighest 34% above NH |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$396,300±$26kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,462±$256Lowest about the NH average |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,541±$214 3% above NH |
| Epping and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,773Highest 47% above NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$6,272Lowest 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
32 minLowest 21% above NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
| Work from home | 32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9 NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Amherst and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | Epping School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | Souhegan Coop High School | Epping High School | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
9.3Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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NH 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.