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Brookfield vs Easton vs Epping
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
Easton has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Epping has the most kids (18.7% 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 | Brookfield | Easton | Epping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 567 |
356Lowest |
7,430Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±9.7 34% above NH |
60.1±7.8Highest 39% above NH |
45.1±3.5Lowest 4% above NH |
| Easton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.6%±4 NH: 18.2% |
6.7%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 38.4%±3.4 NH: 20.1% |
41%±19Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Easton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
49.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
1.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
| Brookfield and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$31kLowest 18% below NH |
$106,250±$38kHighest 7% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
| Easton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,000±$61k 6% above NH |
$426,100±$78kLowest 6% above NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
| Epping and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,742±$576 17% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,926 11% below NH |
$3,577Lowest 46% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.4% NH: 72.8% |
98.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Brookfield 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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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.