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Beecher Falls vs Epping vs Canaan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beecher Falls has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Canaan has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
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 | Beecher Falls | Epping | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 67Lowest |
7,430Highest |
293 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.5±2.6Highest 48% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
49.9±20.1 28% above U.S. |
| Beecher Falls and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±40.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±6.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Canaan and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.8%±43.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.5%±13.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Canaan and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
11% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±21.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Canaan and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $26,042±$24kLowest 68% below U.S. |
$104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$60,263±$14k 25% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,100±$36kLowest 71% below U.S. |
$436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$121,500±$14k 63% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,438Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$2,480 20% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
17.2%±63.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
77%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
15 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 0%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
0%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and Beecher Falls 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 | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Epping School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.