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Bradford vs Epping vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradford has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Epping has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Bradford | Epping | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,565Lowest |
7,430Highest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±5.2Highest 16% above NH |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Bradford and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bradford and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bradford and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% NH: 40.6% |
37%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,015±$21kHighest 9% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Bradford and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $341,700±$38kLowest 15% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,507±$206 about the NH average |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Epping and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,307Lowest 5% below NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±22.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
32 minLowest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±8 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Bradford 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Epping School District | Kearsarge Regional 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.