Compare towns
Bennington vs Epping vs Fremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the most affordable homes ($267k median).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Fremont has the highest household income ($121k).
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 | Bennington | Epping | Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,588Lowest |
7,430Highest |
4,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.1±7.8Lowest about the NH average |
45.1±3.5Highest 4% above NH |
44.3±3.4 about the NH average |
| Epping and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.4%±5.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Bennington and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.6% NH: 40.6% |
37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.3 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Epping and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,875±$7kLowest 15% below NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$120,781±$18kHighest 22% above NH |
| Fremont and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,300±$15kLowest 34% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$416,900±$31k 4% above NH |
| Epping and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$150Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,742±$576 17% above NH |
$2,668±$795Highest 79% above NH |
| Fremont and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,944Lowest 11% below NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$6,954Highest 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±20.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
94.2%±5.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Fremont and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
5.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
90.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 38% above NH |
32 minLowest 21% above NH |
33 min 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.7%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Bennington 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 | #91 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Epping School District | Fremont School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.