Compare towns
Bridgewater vs Epping vs Washington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the most renters (20.3% rent).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Washington has the most affordable homes ($359k 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 | Bridgewater | Epping | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,169Lowest |
7,430Highest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.1% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+6.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±6.3Highest 35% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
55±4.7 27% above NH |
| Bridgewater and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.8%±4.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Epping and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
29%±3 NH: 20.1% |
| Bridgewater and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8% NH: 40.6% |
37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
4.6%±2.5 NH: 6% |
| Epping and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,361±$9kLowest 17% below NH |
$104,220±$7kHighest 5% above NH |
$89,453±$12k 10% below NH |
| Epping and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,600±$65k about the NH average |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$358,600±$32kLowest 11% below NH |
| Epping and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$201 25% below NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,106±$160Lowest 26% below NH |
| Epping and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$4,321 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±13.6 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±88.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
94.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest same as NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 13% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
| Work from home | 8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±5.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Washington 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 | Newfound Area School District | Epping School District | Washington 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.